The Tampa Bay Buccaneers own the 26th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. The good news is that drafting that late in the first round means a team had a good season the previous year. The bad news is that it means Bucs fans will have to wait a long time to find out who will join the team.
For those Bucs fans who don't care about the majority of the draft and only want to tune in for Tampa's first-round pick, what time should you plan to tune in?
What time will the Tampa Bay Buccaneers be on the clock in the 2024 NFL Draft?
The draft begins at 8:00 PM EST on Thursday, April 25th and every team has 10 minutes to make their selection. If we do basic math here, if every team uses all 10 minutes of their allotted time, it'd be 260 minutes or four hours and 20 minutes into the first round before the Bucs made their pick. Of course, there are other things to factor in here such as commercial breaks and teams not using all 10 minutes of their allotted time.
We can also use past draft history to help us lock down a potential time when the Bucs will be on the clock. Last year, the Dallas Cowboys held the 26th pick in the draft and announced their selection of Mazi Smith at 11:20 PM EST. This is roughly when we can expect the Bucs to make the announcement of their selection as well.
To ensure they don't miss a moment of the Bucs selection, fans should plan to tune into the draft between 11:00 PM EST and 11:15 PM EST.