Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Breaking down depth at wide receiver
By Cory Kinnan
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may have lost two key receivers, but have added a ton of size and speed to the room this offseason.
After a dismal 5-11 season in 2018, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cannot blame their wide receivers, as their passing attack was among the league’s best for most of the season. The team looks to build off of the success of the receivers from a year ago, but will have to get some chemistry built with a ton of new faces in the room.
This offseason, deep threat DeSean Jackson requested a trade from the Buccaneers and ultimately got his wishes granted when the Philadelphia Eagles acquired him for a sixth round pick. The Buccaneers then lost their security blanket from a year ago after they were unable to even scratch the surface of the $9 million annually that Adam Humphries was offered by the Tennessee Titans.
Where does the room stand after these subtractions? The Buccaneers also added one free agent receiver, drafted another, and added three undrafted free agent receivers as well. While chemistry with Winston will need to be worked on with the overhauled room, the Buccaneers are returning their top-two receivers from a year ago.
In what is a deep room of names, who will stick around? Who will start? Who will get the boot? Here is a breakdown of the 2019 wide receivers for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.