After selecting eight rookies in the 2023 draft, the Buccaneers added 19 undrafted rookie free agents. Here is the list:
- LB Jeremy Banks (Tennessee)
- WR Taye Barber (TCU)
- OLB Brandon Bouyer-Randle (Connecticut)
- RB Ronnie Brown (Shepherd)
- LS Evan Deckers (Duke)
- T Silas Dzansi (Virginia Tech)
- T Luke Haggard (Indiana)
- CB Keenan Isaac (Alabama State)
- S Christian Izien (Rutgers)
- WR Rakim Jarrett (Maryland)
- OLB Nelson Mbanasor (Texas State)
- S Kaevon Merriweather (Iowa)
- WR Ryan Miller (Furman)
- C Chris Murray (Oklahoma)
- T Raiqwon O’Neal (UCLA)
- CB Derrek Pitts (NC State)
- TE Tanner Taula (Illinois State)
- RB Sean Tucker (Syracuse)
- WR Kade Warner (Kansas State)
Brown was an absolute animal for the Division-II Rams this season, piling up 1,864 rushing yards and 19 rushing touchdowns as well as 589 receiving yards for five touchdowns on 56 receptions. He and Tucker, who scored 23 rushing touchdowns in the last two years for the Orange, are the only rookie additions to a Tampa Bay running backs room that’s looking for someone to take over.
With only six receivers on the roster following the draft, the Buccaneers added several here. Miller caught 12 touchdowns last year for the Paladins as an FCS All-American. Warner is the son of Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner.
On the offensive line, Haggard and O’Neal join as true left tackles with each starting over 20 games at their respective institutions. Dzansi provides some unique versatility having played all the guard and tackle spots on both the left and right sides of the ball for the Hokies. Murray provides some versatility, as well, having experience at both guard and center.
Banks provides some young depth at inside linebacker after having led the Volunteer defense in tackles last season. Bouyer-Randle and Mbanasor, both former Texas Tech transfers, provide some well-rounded depth at the outside linebacker spots. At safety, Merriweather was a second-team All-American after a stellar senior year with the Hawkeyes.
The Buccaneers also added some potential competition for long snapper Zach Triner, the team’s starter at the position for the past four years. Deckers served as the Blue Devils long snapper as a grad transfer after four years at UMass. He’ll battle with Triner for a starting job this summer.