How Deep Are The Bucs At Wide Receiver?
June 22nd, 2025
Two of the best.
Yes, the Bucs are deep at receiver. Here’s an example:
Matt Harmon is something of a man who specifically studies wide receivers. He used to work for Yahoo!, but the past couple of years he has branched out on his own.
Harmon has something called “success rate” and then whittles this stat down to success rate per route run. Of the top six receivers in the NFL in this hatched stat, the Bucs have. No surprise. They’re Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.
If that isn’t top-heavy enough, then the Bucs went out and drafted Godwin’s clone from Ohio State, Emeka Egbuka, to add to the mix.
So is the Bucs’ wide receiver room deep? Man, it is very, very deep.
Puka Nacua was the most productive receiver in the league on a per-route basis in 2024…by a lot.
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June 22nd, 2025 at 9:59 am
The fact that Shepherd is their fifth wide receiver, tells you how deep they are because he is a real good vet, probably number three in almost every offense out there.
Speaking of WR, Antonio Brown apparently did not want to be arrested so he fled the country and is talking sh*t on X.
Crazy. I’d love to hear what Tom Brady REALLY thinks of all of it, behind the scenes with no cameras where he’s just blunt & direct.
AB completely threw him out under the bus after TB 12 went on a limb for him
June 22nd, 2025 at 12:45 pm
Keep bragging about it and we’ll probably be reading a JBF article about how Joe can’t believe how decimated the once vaunted depth is completely gone and Baker is struggling badly in say …….. October.
QUIT TALKING ABOUT IT!
June 22nd, 2025 at 2:41 pm
To me “depth” means how good your 4/5/6 receivers are. 1/2/3 aren’t depth. They’re our starters. How good is wide receiver depth?
Sure, the Bucs are good 1-4. The team has some depth as long as Godwin Jr. can answer the bell. But after that, what does Tampa Bay have?
Most other teams use their 4-6 for specialty or developmental players. Shepard is a nice chess piece: he has talent and experience, works well with Baker, and has played on the team. He also has limitations, as he’s older, he’s not going to improve over his current level, he’s somewhat injury prone and has a penalty history. After him, though, what? Palmer, who the Joes want run out of town? His speed doesn’t cancel out the bad hands and bad route running. Tez? Until proven otherwise just a gadget player in a midget’s body. Jarrett? A smaller player with inconsistent hands. Ryan Miller? Below average across the board; a slot receiver with low special teams value. Kameron Johnson? A slightly larger Tez Johnson. Dennis Houston? Please.
So what is this great depth of which you speak? Just don’t see the talent or the potential at the bottom of the roster.
June 22nd, 2025 at 4:46 pm
Lou. Sober up tomorrow is a work day. Our receivers are very good 1-6. Put down your crack pipe. Go hang out with your buddy lovie smith and Stevie wonders you are blind