Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2023 UDFA Tracker
The 2023 NFL Draft may be over, but that doesn't mean the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are done adding prospects to their roster. The undrafted free agent signing period is officially underway. While one may initially scoff at that announcement, it's important to remember that some very good players have come through the avenues of the […]
The 2023 NFL Draft may be over, but that doesn't mean the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are done adding prospects to their roster.
The undrafted free agent signing period is officially underway. While one may initially scoff at that announcement, it's important to remember that some very good players have come through the avenues of the UDFA wire, so to speak. Names like Kurt Warner, Warren Moon, John Randle, Tony Romo, Wes Welker, Antonio Gates, Drew Pearson, Jason Peters, and many, many more were UDFAs before creating their NFL legacies.
So, who are the Buccaneers' 2023 UDFAs? Let's find out below.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2023 Undrafted free agents
- RB Sean Tucker, Syracuse (Greg Auman, FOX Sports)
- RB Ronnie Brown, Shepherd (ESPN)
- WR Kade Warner, Kansas State (Priority Sports)
- WR Ryan Miller, Furman (Greg Auman, FOX Sports)
- WR Rakim Jarrett, Maryland (Greg Auman, FOX Sports)
- WR Taye Barber, TCU (Greg Auman, FOX Sports)
- TE Tanner Taula, Illinois State (Brett Tessler)
- OT Luke Haggard (Duke Manyweather)
- OL Silas Dzansi, Virginia Tech (Tampa Bay Times)
- OG/C Chris Murray, Oklahoma (Jordan Schultz, The Score)
- DL Nelson Mbanasor, Texas State (Keff Ciardello, Texas State)
- LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle, MSU/Texas Tech (Greg Auman, FOX Sports)
- LB Jeremy Banks, Tennessee (Pewter Report)
- CB Derek Pitts Jr., NC State (NC State)
- DB Keenan Isaac, Alabama State (Light On College Sports)
- S Kaevon Merriweather, Iowa (PFN)
- S Chris Izien, Rutgers (Greg Auman, FOX Sports)
- LS Evan Deckers, Duke (Greg Auman, FOX Sports)
- K Jake Bates, Arkansas, (PFN)
The Buccaneers currently have 87 of the 90 allowed players on their roster when including UDFAs, the 2023 draft class, and players signed to future/reserve contract.
Banks is an interesting prospect. He's a downhill thumper who was really productive at Tennessee. He was dismissed from the team, at one point, however, so there are some questions about his character. But overall, The Athletic's Dane Brugler gave him a 6th-7th round grade, so the Bucs may have gotten a "steal", here.
The other interesting name is Oklahoma C/G Chris Murray. He's very small for a center at 6-foot-1, 294-pounds, but he's quick, mean, and a good fit for a zone scheme, so he could make some noise over the next couple of years.