2025 NFL Off Season Updates Presented by GoldSheet | Tampa Bay Bucs
The Tampa Bay Bucs have won the NFC South each of the last four years, but haven’t advanced past the Division Round of the playoffs. Is this the year that Baker Mayfield and Co. make a deep run into the postseason?
2025 Tampa Bay Bucs Team Preview
NFC South Odds
| Team | SB LX Odds | NFC | Division | Win Total |
| Bucs | +2500 | +1200 | EV | 9.5 (o -105 / u -115) |
| Falcons | +8000 | +3500 | +240 | 7.5 (o -140 / u +115) |
| Panthers | +14000 | +6000 | +400 | 6.5 (o -125 / u +105) |
| Saints | +30000 | +13000 | +1000 | 6.5 (o +155 / u -180) |
Odds above courtesy of DraftKings as of May 22. The Tampa Bay Bucs went 10-7 straight-up and against the spread last season. Tampa Bay won six of its final seven regular season games to clinch the NFC South, but the Bucs fell to Washington in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.
Tampa Bay Bucs Roster Moves
QBs on Roster: Baker Mayfield (3rd Year w/ Team); Kyle Trask (5th Year); Michael Pratt (2nd Year); and Connor Bazelak (Rookie)
Coaching Changes: Head coach Todd Bowles and defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers will return. Former offensive coordinator Liam Coen accepted the head coaching job in Jacksonville. John Grizzard was promoted from within after serving as the passing game coordinator last season.
Key Acquisitions: Edge rusher Haason Reddick; cornerback Kindle Vildor; and punter Riley Dixon
Key Departures: Linebacker K.J. Britt; Offensive lineman Justin Skule; and edge rusher Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
2025 Tampa Bay Bucs Draft Picks: R1 P19 Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State; R2 P53 Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame; R3 P84 Jacob Parrish, CB, Kansas State; R4 P121 David Walker, EDGE, Central Arkansas; R5 P157 Elijah Roberts, EDGE, SMU; and R7 P235 Tez Johnson, WR, Oregon
2025 Tampa Bay Bucs Schedule
****GS Line represents our projected point spreads using our summer power ratings. Special thanks to Ralph Michaels (@CalSportsLV) for his assistance in putting the schedules together with rest disparities and DraftKings’ opening spreads.
2025-26 NFL Dates to Remember
- Mid-July – Training camps open
- July 31 – Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio (Lions vs Chargers)
- September 4 – The Philadelphia Eagles will host the first regular season game against the Dallas Cowboys.
- September 5 – The Los Angeles Chargers will serve as the host for the second game in São Paulo, Brazil against the Kansas City Chiefs
- February 9 – Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
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