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Jason Licht Wasn’t Lying

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

In his pre-draft media availability, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht half-jokingly said if he couldn’t trade down, whomever he and the Bucs ended up with at No. 15 would prompt Licht to stand at the same podium moments after the pick and say, “We got our guy.” (more…)

Bucs Fans Got What They Wanted

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

Happy fanbase.

Joe has been polling fans for weeks on what they wanted in Round 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft.

Two answers always were the most popular. (more…)

Is Rueben Bain The Monster The Bucs Hope?

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

Miami edge Rueben Bain.

So normally, “this Joe” would be ecstatic about the Bucs getting an edge rusher at No. 15. (more…)

Buccaneers Select Miami Edge Rusher Rueben Bain, Jr. In Round 1

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

Raise The Flags!

Sound The Alarm!

The Bucs bagged a talented edge rusher in Round 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft. (more…)

NFL Draft First Round, Open Thread

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

Bucs coach Todd Bowles and Bucs GM Jason Licht in the Bucs’ war room Thursday night. (Photo courtesy of Bucs media relations.)

Hear ye, hear ye! The NFL draft is finally here!

After months of guessing, gabbing and grousing about who picks whom and where, Round 1 is upon us. Soon we will find out who the Bucs pick —  when we return to Pittsburgh right after these messages.

Or the Bucs could trade back. Some well-plugged-in reporters get that vibe. Joe feels like that’s the Bucs’ preferred option.

Comment here all night to fight and gnash your teeth about what the Bucs should do — and don’t do. Have fun!

And as always, Joe kindly asks readers, please do behave.

Florida Bettors Loading Up On Bucs Drafting An Edge Rusher/Defensive Lineman

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

Ready for new defensive blood.

The lines have been moving for days at Florida’s legal sportsbook. (more…)

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Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

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Annual Mock Draft From Draft Guru Sean Sullivan

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

So last year, JoeBucsFan.com draft guru Sean Sullivan made his first trip with Joe to the NFL Scouting Combine and talked to all kinds of prospects, coaches, front office types and analysts.

The net result was Sullivan hitting a stunning 11 picks in his 2025 mock draft. (more…)

Gamblers Think Bucs Grab Kenyon Sadiq

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

Our friends in the desert like Kenyon Sadiq to the Bucs.

Joe read something in a VSiN Twitter feed from a gambling “expert” claiming sportsbooks aren’t fond of the NFL draft because it’s based on information, not math. Sportsbooks prefer math.

Heaven forbid! (more…)

Big Draft Ahead For SirVocea Dennis

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

SirVocea Dennis is not a starting NFL inside linebacker, what Tampa Bay evaluated him to be one year ago. (more…)

NFL.com Report: Big Trade Market Expected For Bucs’ No. 15 Overall Pick

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

GM Jason Licht

Grab your popcorn! (more…)

JoeBucsFan Show At 6 P.M. Tonight On WDAE

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

After last week’s Monday night special edition of the JoeBucsFan Show on WDAE radio, 95.7 FM and AM 620. Joe returns to the airwaves TONIGHT from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. for a pre-draft edition with Ira Kaufman, the Sage of Tampa Bay Sports.

Listen online to Tampa Bay’s all-sports powerhouse, or via the iHeart Radio app, or through the player below. (Joe has been back on the WDAE airwaves every weekend for the past 14 months. Varying times.)

Is Michael Trigg Hiding Something?

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

Baylor TE Michael Trigg.

For weeks, Joe hoped the Bucs would draft a non-edge rusher defender in the first round, pick whomever in the second round and in the third, lock up Tampa native and Baylor tight end Michael Trigg. (more…)

Pete Prisco: What The Bucs Should Do

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

“Pete, you’ve got nothing to lose if you’re wrong. Me? I’ve got to deal with potshots from Ira.”

Folks may call prickly Pete Prisco from CBS all kinds of things. But one word that can never be used on Prisco is “bashful.” (more…)

The Legend Of Joel Buchsbaum

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

(This is a repost of a published article Joe runs as an annual tradition for the morning of the first night of the NFL draft.)

Joe’s going to go slightly personal here, a rare, albeit tiny window into Joe’s background on this holiest of high football holidays. (more…)

Jonah Coleman Is A Physical Change-Of-Pace Back

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

Washington RB Jonah Coleman can fly over defenders, too.

Joe knows a bunch of Bucs fans weren’t overjoyed when Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht signed former Steelers running back Kenneth Gainwell in free agency. (more…)

Three First-Round Surprises

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

It’s 25 hours from the NFL Draft and the hallways are buzzing at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. (more…)

“You Gotta Be Kidding Me”

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026

Whaddya know, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy reacted to the big March free agency news the way most Bucs fans did. (more…)

Make The Call!

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026

Flash poll posted at 2:17 p.m. Poll closed at 3:23 p.m.

 

Behind The Vita Vea Draft-Day Trade

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026

Opening night of the draft — tomorrow night! — always has Joe remembering what might be the finest hours of Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht. (more…)

Emory Hunt Believes C.J. Allen Will Give Bucs Fans Flashbacks To The Glory Years

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026

Georgia ILB C.J. Allen.

So will Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht be able to trade down and start stocking up on linebackers? Or is his craving for trading down just a public crossover dribble? (more…)