Grading every Tampa Bay Buccaneers offseason move so far, including Carlton Davis trade

Sua Opeta, OL

Contract: One-year deal
Grade: B+

Hours after signing Bredeson, the Buccaneers came to terms with Opeta, a versatile offensive lineman from Philadelphia. Since signing with the Eagles as undrafted free agent from Weber State, Opeta played in 38 games and made ten starts in Philadelphia at left and right guard.

Last season, Opeta made a career-high six starts, filling in at separate times for Cam Jurgens on the right side and Landon Dickerson on the left side. Opeta plated 527 offensive snaps overall, 59% of the Eagles' total, and helped Philadelphia rank eighth in total offense and rushing yards, and seventh in points scored.

At 27 years old, Opeta will have a chance to serve as a plug-and-play starter for Tampa Bay on their offensive line, and projects to slot in at right guard following the departure of Felier. On an extremely cheap contract, too, the addition of Opeta ranks as a quiet but solid move by Tampa Bay this offseason.

Ben Bredeson, OG

Contract: One-year deal
Grade: C

Entering the offseason, the offensive line is projected to be one of the Buccaneers' top areas of need to fix. On Friday, Tampa Bay addressed the o-line with a pair of signings, starting by inking former Ravens' and Giants' offensive guard Ben Bredeson to a one-year, $3.5 million deal.

After playing in just 29 total games in his first three seasons, Bredeson earned a starting role as the Giants' starting left guard in 2023, and played a career-high 1,014 snaps in 16 games. On the Giants' porous offensive line, Bredeson gave up a career-worst four holding penalties and earned a 42.1 grade from PFF.

In spite of this, Bredeson will be an obvious upgrade over Aaron Stinnie and Matt Feiler, as the former signed with New York and the latter remains a free agent. Bredeson is set to compete for one of the two starting guard positions between Logan Stenberg, Cody Mauch and whoever Tampa Bay adds via the draft.