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Tez Johnson Tez Johnson Multiple grabs in loss
Tue, Dec 30, 2025, 2:03 AM
Johnson secured both targets for 19 yards in the Buccaneers' 20-17 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.
Analysis: Johnson managed to record multiple receptions for the first time since Week 12 while logging 11 snaps (16 percent), his lowest volume since Week 1. With four healthy and more experienced receivers ahead of him, even Sunday's stat line can be considered a success to a degree for Johnson, who projects to remain relegated to a deep reserve role for a critical Week 18 regular-season finale against the Panthers on Sunday. |
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Cade Otton Cade Otton Four grabs in loss to Miami
Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 8:16 PM
Otton caught all four of his targets for 33 yards in the Bucs' loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.
Analysis: It marked Otton's highest yardage output since Week 10, but the tight end remains scoreless on the season. With all of the Bucs' wideouts healthy, Otton's a low-floor, low-ceiling fantasy bet ahead of next Sunday's Week 18 date with the Panthers. Otton caught just two passes for 15 yards on two targets against Carolina in Week 16. |
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Sean Tucker Sean Tucker Rushes for eight yards in loss
Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 8:14 PM
Tucker rushed two times for eight yards in Tampa Bay's loss to Miami on Sunday.
Analysis: Tucker failed to reel in his lone target in the passing game. Tucker has been handling goal-line duties for the Bucs. Part of a three-way committee in the backfield, Tucker carries extremely minimal fantasy value ahead of a Week 18 date with the Panthers. He's a touchdown-or-bust proposition with Bucky Irving healthy. |
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Rachaad White Rachaad White Limited production in Week 17
Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 8:08 PM
White turned two carries into 10 yards and caught both of his targets for seven yards in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Dolphins.
Analysis: White was an afterthought on offense in Week 17, churning out his fewest rushing yards in a game this season while the two carries were tied for his second lowest total on the year. The running back was able to reel in at least one pass for the 16th consecutive contest this season. With Bucky Irving back operating as the team's primary option in the backfield, White has turned into an unappealing fantasy option. |
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Emeka Egbuka Emeka Egbuka Three catches in narrow loss
Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 7:47 PM
Egbuka caught three of five targets for 20 yards in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Dolphins.
Analysis: Egbuka was held out of the end zone for the seventh straight game, failing to exceed 64 receiving yards in each of those contests. The wide receiver finished fourth at his position in targets behind Jalen McMillan (nine), Chris Godwin (eight) and Mike Evans (seven), which doesn't inspire much confidence for Week 18 against the Panthers. |
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Mike Evans Mike Evans Salvages day with TD
Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 4:29 PM
Evans brought in three of seven targets for 31 yards and a touchdown in the Buccaneers' 20-17 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.
Analysis: Evans was enduring a mostly miserable afternoon before he was able to secure a four-yard touchdown grab with just under a minute remaining to give the Buccaneers some fleeting hope. Otherwise, the perennial Pro Bowler was mostly a non-factor, albeit while crossing the 13,000-yard career mark on one of his earlier catches. Evans has back-to-back 31-yard, one-touchdown efforts, and the team he secured the first of those against, the Panthers, await in a Week 18 home matchup for Tampa Bay that will decide the NFC South champion and whether the Buccaneers make the postseason altogether. |
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Bucky Irving Bucky Irving Forgettable afternoon in loss
Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 4:24 PM
Irving rushed nine times for 19 yards and brought in five of six targets for 14 yards in the Buccaneers' 20-17 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.
Analysis: Irving was surprisingly stonewalled on the ground by a typically vulnerable Dolphins defense, and although he made solid contributions from a PPR perspective with his five catches, they went for minimal yardage. Irving had rushed for at least 55 yards in each of his first four games back from a long absence due to shoulder and foot injuries, so Sunday's downturn was particularly drastic and ill-timed for fantasy managers rolling with him in their playoff contests. Irving will look to atone in a critical Week 18 home matchup against the Panthers, a game that will decide the NFC South champion, as well as whether the Bucs make the postseason altogether. |
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Jalen McMillan Jalen McMillan Career-high yardage in loss
Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 4:16 PM
McMillan secured seven of nine targets for 114 yards in the Buccaneers' 20-17 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.
Analysis: McMillan stepped up in a critical game for the Buccaneers, co-leading the team in receptions while setting the pace in receiving yards and targets. The second-year wideout's yardage tally was also a new career high, and it came in only his third game following a very delayed season debut due to a serious neck injury. McMillan could play a key role again in a Week 18 home matchup against the Panthers that will decide the NFC South title, as well as whether Tampa Bay makes the postseason. |
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Baker Mayfield Baker Mayfield Big yardage in key loss
Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 4:03 PM
Mayfield completed 33 of 44 passes for 346 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions while adding three rushes for 16 yards in the Buccaneers' 20-17 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday. He also committed two fumbles, losing one and recovering the other.
Analysis: The Buccaneers surprisingly found themselves in the trail position for a majority of the game, leading to Mayfield's second-highest pass-attempt total of the season. The veteran signal-caller parlayed that volume of opportunity into a season-high completion tally and his second 300-yard effort in 2025. Mayfield connected with Chris Godwin (five yards) and Mike Evans (four yards) for his two TD passes, but a fourth-quarter interception and lost fumble were critical miscues that played a key role in the loss. Mayfield and his teammates will have a golden opportunity to atone, however, as a Week 18 home matchup against the Panthers is an elimination/NFC South title game. |
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Chris Godwin Chris Godwin Season-best numbers in loss
Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 3:30 PM
Godwin brought in seven of eight targets for 108 yards and a touchdown in the Buccaneers' 20-17 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.
Analysis: Godwin tied Jalen McMillan for the team lead in receptions -- one of them a five-yard touchdown grab to open the scoring in the first quarter -- while checking in as the runner-up to his teammate in both receiving yards and targets. The veteran wideout compiled more than half his yardage on a 59-yard catch-and-run play with just under two minutes remaining in the game. Godwin has at least five receptions in three of his last four games, and a similar caliber of production would be very welcome in a critical Week 18 home matchup against the Panthers that will decide the NFC South champion and determine whether Tampa Bay will make the postseason altogether. |
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Chris Godwin Chris Godwin Ready for Sunday
Fri, Dec 26, 2025, 2:45 PM
Godwin (fibula) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game in Miami.
Analysis: Godwin opened Week 17 prep Wednesday with a limited session due to his lingering fibula injury before being listed as a DNP for rest purposes on Thursday's estimated practice report. He then logged a full practice Friday, clearing him to suit up this weekend. Godwin has earned at least a 60 percent snap share in four straight games, a stretch in which he's tallied a 17-183-1 line on 24 targets. |
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Devin Culp Devin Culp Looks to be past illness
Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 1:18 PM
Culp (illness) was listed as a full practice participant on Thursday's estimated report, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
Analysis: The second-year tight end popped up on Wednesday's injury report due to an illness, but he appears to be over the issue and is on track to play against the Dolphins on Sunday. He's not been a big part of the Buccaneers' offense this season and was a healthy scratch for Tampa Bay's Week 16 loss to Carolina. |
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Chris Godwin Chris Godwin Gets rest day Thursday
Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 1:17 PM
Godwin (fibula/rest) was listed as a non-participant on Thursday's estimated injury report, per Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site.
Analysis: After Godwin was limited at Wednesday's practice due to his lingering fibula injury, he received a rest day one day later. Friday's practice report will reveal if he's able to enter the weekend without a designation for Sunday's game at Miami. Godwin has compiled a modest 19-192-1 line on 28 targets over the last five contests after sitting out Weeks 6-11. |
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Devin Culp Devin Culp Limited with illness
Wed, Dec 24, 2025, 2:07 PM
Culp (illness) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.
Analysis: Culp seems to have come down with an illness, but his ability to practice even in a limited capacity implies that the tight end should be good to go for Sunday's game against the Dolphins. The 25-year-old will likely upgrade his practice participation later in the week and be cleared ahead of Sunday's game. |
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Chris Godwin Chris Godwin Limited Wednesday
Wed, Dec 24, 2025, 1:48 PM
Godwin (fibula) was limited at Wednesday's practice.
Analysis: Godwin has been dealing with the residual effects of a fibula injury since Week 5, but since his return to action Week 12, he's been able to suit up for each of the Buccaneers' last five games, accumulating a 19-192-1 line on 28 targets during that stretch. His limitations Wednesday likely are related to maintenance, and he'll have two more chances to get back to full before Sunday's contest at Miami. |
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Tez Johnson Tez Johnson One catch in Week 16 loss
Tue, Dec 23, 2025, 9:53 AM
Johnson secured his only target for minus-1 yard in the Buccaneers' 23-20 loss to the Panthers on Sunday.
Analysis: The rookie's minimal role persisted in Sunday's loss, with Johnson seeing the field on just 25 percent (16 snaps) of the Buccaneers' offensive plays. The recent return of Mike Evans and season debut of Jalen McMillan has predictably pushed Johnson down the depth chart, where he projects to remain for the final two games of the regular season and in the postseason, if Tampa Bay advances. |
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Jalen McMillan Jalen McMillan Little with three touches in loss
Tue, Dec 23, 2025, 9:51 AM
McMillan brought in two of three targets for 15 yards and rushed once for one yard in the Buccaneers' 23-20 loss to the Panthers on Sunday.
Analysis: Playing in just his second game of the season, McMillan had a modest role, albeit within the context of a day in which Baker Mayfield threw for just 145 yards and averaged 5.6 yards per attempt. McMillan did enjoy a solid snap share relative to the rest of the team's front-line receivers, as his 34 snaps (53 percent) were just two behind Emeka Egbuka and six and eight fewer than Chris Godwin and Mike Evans, respectively. McMillan should continue essentially splitting the No. 3 role with Egbuka during a favorable Week 17 road matchup against the Dolphins. |
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Cade Otton Cade Otton Just two short grabs in Week 16
Tue, Dec 23, 2025, 9:50 AM
Otton recorded two catches for 15 yards on two targets in Sunday's 23-20 loss to the Panthers.
Analysis: With the Tampa Bay pass-catching corps recently getting healthier with the returns of Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan from injured reserve, Otton appears set to occupy a more muted role in the aerial attack moving forward. Otton has drawn four targets or fewer in each of the Buccaneers' last three games, producing seven catches for 43 yards during that stretch. The lack of reliable target volume makes Otton tough to rely upon in fantasy lineups heading into Tampa Bay's Week 17 matchup with the Dolphins. |
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Sean Tucker Sean Tucker Vultures another TD opportunity
Sun, Dec 21, 2025, 7:17 PM
Tucker rushed four times for three yards and a touchdown in the Buccaneers' 23-20 loss to the Panthers on Sunday.
Analysis: Tucker logged four carries and netted single-digit rushing yardage for the second straight game, but he got into the end zone for a third consecutive contest via a one-yard run with under seven minutes remaining in the third quarter. Tucker's compact 5-foot-10, 210-pound frame appears to have carved him out his current red-zone role, but he'll likely remain a TD-dependent fantasy option in a Week 17 road matchup against the Dolphins. |
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Rachaad White Rachaad White Accrues 60 total yards in loss
Sun, Dec 21, 2025, 7:12 PM
White rushed five times for 45 yards and brought in both targets for 15 yards in the Buccaneers' 23-20 loss to the Panthers on Sunday.
Analysis: White finished with 9.0 yards per carry thanks almost exclusively to a 39-yard run he rattled off early in the second quarter. The versatile veteran back has averaged 4.8 yards per carry or more in five of the last six games, but he has logged double-digit totes just twice in that span while Bucky Irving continues to serve as the clear leader of the ground attack. White should continue in a similar change-of-pace role in a Week 17 road matchup against the Dolphins next Sunday. |
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