Bucs WR Dez Johnson.

Bucs new (punt returner?) wide receiver Tez Johnson is anything but boring. For that reason alone, Joe really hopes he makes the Bucs.

Johnson’s personality is huge. He has a lot to say. Often, it’s hilarious. Here are some tidbits from his first press conference at One Buc Palace on Friday.

* On what it felt like walking into One Buc Palace for the first time.

“Felt like home. Felt like I am going to be here for the rest of my life.”

* On telling his close friend and former Oregon teammate Bucky Irving last season how the Bucs had to draft him.

“His mom, our mom — I call her ‘mom,’ too — she said, ‘When you come to Tampa Bay next year, I will have to cook for you.’ I would say, ‘Mom, stop saying that.’ She said, ‘It’s going to happen.'”

* On Bucky’s speed.

“Who’s faster? Me! Check the 40 time. … But he’s going to say, ‘You’re lighter than me.’ He’s fast, but he’s still going to get caught on the back end.”

* On Mike Evans calling him:

“I kinda got starstruck.”

* On Johnson, 154 pounds, taking a picture with 464-pound UDFA defensive tackle Desmond Watson.

“Nah, if I take a picture with him, it will make me look even smaller.”

* On his roommate, LSU running back Josh Williams:

“He can’t even sleep with the TV off, bro. I got to put a pillow over my head to where I can’t breathe.”

* On how his football speed is better than his combine speed.

“I just feel the game is not a 40. … Plus, it’s a lot of adrenaline for me. I’m kind of small out there, so I am running away from these big guys. I don’t want to get touched.”

* On being drafted in the seventh round:

“One thing my brother said, he just told me, ‘Nothing has been easy for you your entire life. Why should it be easy now during the draft?'”

* On Baker Mayfield blocking far downfield for Bucky Irving.

“Either he’s really fast or Bucky’s really slow.”

Tez Johnson returning punts. pic.twitter.com/LoO0Ju51zB

— JoeBucsFan (@JoeBucsFan) May 9, 2025