NFL analyst thinks UDFA RB Sean Tucker can make Buccaneers 53-man roster
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got one of the better UDFA guys after the draft, and one analyst thinks he has a chance to make the 53-man roster. The Buccaneers running back room doesn't look quite as good as it has the past few years, especially after Leonard Fournette is no longer on the team, which […]
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got one of the better UDFA guys after the draft, and one analyst thinks he has a chance to make the 53-man roster.
The Buccaneers running back room doesn't look quite as good as it has the past few years, especially after Leonard Fournette is no longer on the team, which could signify that the fourth spot may be up for grabs. What does that mean though?
According to A to Z Sports' Evan Winter, the Bucs running backs on the 53-man roster could be Rachaad White, Chase Edmonds, and Ke'Shawn Vaughn. Of course, while that is just a projection, there will likely be one more spot available for a running back on the 53-man roster.
That is where the UDFA guys come in, and at the running back position, the Buccaneers signed two of them to contracts. Ronnie Brown, the running back from Shepard, and Sean Tucker, the running back from Syracuse, could be one of the guys to make the roster.
One NFL analyst and I have to agree with him, thinks the Buccaneers could give Sean Tucker a shot at the 53-man roster. To me, it makes the most sense.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Sean Tucker, RB, Syracuse Sean Tucker’s Twitter account at Syracuse is reason enough for him to be on this list. He also rushed for 3,182 yards and 27 touchdowns on 589 carries at Syracuse and could be an interesting option in the backfield as Tampa Bay starts fresh. The Buccaneers also signed talented Maryland WR Rakim Jarrett. –Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic
Tucker was four yards away from having 1,500 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns in his 2021 season. And while last year wasn't as good, he still was great, and one of the best running backs in college football. He finished 2022 with over 1,000 rushing yards and still had 10 touchdowns.
It's safe to say he was very good during his time in college. And sure, Syracuse wasn't the best school when it came to winning a ton of football games, but Tucker did his job. One of the flaws used against Tucker last season, and even the year before that, was that Syracuse ran him into the ground, racking up 589 carries over the last three years.
Pro Football Talk's Oliver Hodgkinson wrote what one of his biggest flaws is:
Tucker is unlikely to ever be a north/south power runner. While he’s not the smallest back in the class, there’s little from his college tape to suggest that he possesses an element of physicality to be a bully between the tackles. He won’t be a short-yardage, goal-line threat at the NFL level.
The Buccaneers have a guy that was doubted and written off, but the talent is obviously there. Who knows, he could be good enough to take someone's spot and maybe climb up the depth chart. Either way, it was a great pick-up in the UDFA market.
