Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2024 NFL Draft Guide: What you need to know

Hey Buccaneers fans! It's time to get ready for the 2024 NFL Draft with exclusive team insights and analysis.

Read below to get a sense for Tampa Bay's projected picks, positional needs, selection history, GM draft notes and more, all courtesy of the NFL's research team.

And don't forget to tune in on Thursday, April 25th at 8:00 p.m. ET for live coverage of the draft on NFL Network and NFL+.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft Overview

2023 record: 9-8
First in NFC South; lost at Lions in Divisional

Buccaneers 2024 draft picks (7):

Round 1, pick 26
Round 2, pick 57
Round 3, pick 89
Round 3, pick 92 (acquired from Detroit Lions in Carlton Davis trade)
Round 4, pick 125
Round 6, pick 220 (compensatory pick)
Round 7, pick 246

Buccaneers team needs (according to Chad Reuter): Edge, Interior OL, Cornerback, Safety, Linebacker

Projected Buccaneers first-round selection, via NFL.com draft analysts:

(See all projections at Mock Draft Central)

Buccaneers 2024 Opponents

Home

Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Commanders, Eagles, Broncos, Raiders, 49ers, Ravens

Away

Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Cowboys, Giants, Chiefs, Chargers, Lions

Buccaneers Notable Activity Tracker (2024 offseason):

Buccaneers Decision Makers

Owners and Co-Chairmen: Bryan, Edward & Joel Glazer

General Manager: Jason Licht

VP of Player Personnel: John Spytek

Head Coach: Todd Bowles

Jason Licht

- Licht was hired as Buccaneers GM in 2014

Buccaneers Draft Notes

Since 2014

- 72 total players selected

- 9 Pro Bowlers selected

- Two 1st-Team All-Pros selected (T Tristian Wirfs & S Antoine Winfield Jr.)

- 0 Pro Bowlers selected over last 3 Drafts (2021-2022)

- Licht’s 1st draft pick as general manager was WR Mike Evans (7th ovr) in the 2014 draft

- Evans is a 5-time Pro Bowl selection

- Evans has had 1,000+ rec yds in each of his first 10 seasons (longest such streak to begin career all-time)

- The Buccaneers have used 4 of their last 5 first rd draft picks on a defensive player

- DL Calijah Kancey (2023), OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (2021), LB Devin White (2019), DT Vita Vea (2018); No 1st Rounder in 2022

- All-Pro T Tristian Wirfs (#13 ovr in 2020) is the only offensive player drafted in 1st Rd by TB since 2018

- TB re-signed Baker Mayfield to a 3-year, $100.0M contract this offseason (signed 1-yr, $4.0M deal w/ TB in 2023 FA)

- Mayfield succeeded Tom Brady who started for the Buccaneers from 2020-2022 (retired after 2022 season)

- Mayfield had career-highs with 4,044 pass yards & 28 pass TD in 2023

- Mayfield led TB to WC Rd win vs PHI (337 pass yds, 3 pass TD, 0 INT in game)

- Licht has used a 1st or 2nd round pick on every position except punter since 2014

Highest drafted Buccaneers player by position, since 2014

Last time Buccaneers picked each position in first round:

Compiled by the NFL Research team. All data current as of April 16, 2024.