The 2026 NFL Scouting Combine is underway and the Bucs are busy meeting with draft prospects in Indianapolis this week. Each NFL team is allowed to conduct 45 formal interviews, where they can meet with prospects for 18 minutes. That’s a recent change, as four years ago, NFL teams were allowed 60 15-minute formal interviews.
Tampa Bay’s area scouts and position coaches can conduct informal interviews with more than 45 players, but the 45 formal interviews are in front of the Buccaneers coordinators, in addition to general manager Jason Licht and head coach Todd Bowles, who Pewter Report spoke to at the beginning of the week.
Pewter Report is compiling a list of draft prospects we can confirm have met with the Bucs in Indianapolis – either formally or informally. Keep in mind that the Buccaneers did not meet with former first-round pick Calijah Kancey at the NFL Scouting Combine in 2023, nor did the team have Kancey in for a Top 30 visit. Tampa Bay completely disguised their interest in Kancey before selecting him.
This Bucs Combine Interview Tracker will be updated daily during the week in Indy, so check back often. Prospects who have been formally interviewed appear in BOLD text. Updates will be noted with two asterisks (**) and italicization.
Bucs Hc Todd Bowles
Bucs HC Todd Bowles – Photo by: Jeffrey Jones/PR
BUCS COMBINE INTERVIEWS
LINEBACKERS – Wednesday – Updated 9:20am ET
Ohio State ILB Sonny Styles – FORMAL
Georgia ILB CJ Allen – FORMAL
Texas Tech ILB Jacob Rodriguez – FORMAL
Cincinnati ILB Jake Golday – FORMAL
Missouri ILB Josiah Trotter – FORMAL
Pittsburgh ILB Kyle Louis – FORMAL
Oklahoma ILB Kendal Daniels – FORMAL
Alabama ILB Justin Jefferson – FORMAL
Utah ILB Lander Barton – Informal
USC ILB Eric Gentry – Informal
LSU ILB Harold Perkins – Informal
Georgia Ilb Cj Allen Bucs
Georgia ILB CJ Allen – Photo by: IMAGN Images – Brett Davis
EDGE RUSHERS – Wednesday – Updated: 12:45pm ET
Texas A&M Edge Cashius Howell – FORMAL
Oklahoma Edge R Mason Thomas – FORMAL
Missouri Edge Zion Young – FORMAL
Illinois Edge Gabe Jacas – FORMAL
Clemson Edge T.J. Parker – FORMAL
UCF Edge Malachi Lawrence – FORMAL
Western Michigan Edge Nadame Tucker – FORMAL
Duke Edge VJ Anthony – Informal
Penn State Edge Dani Dennis-Sutton – Informal
LSU Edge Patrick Payton – Informal
Boston College Edge Quintayvious Hutchins – Informal
UCF Edge Nyjalik Kelly – Informal
USC Edge Anthony Lucas – Informal
LSU Edge Jack Pyburn – Informal
Duke Edge Wesley Williams – Informal
Missouri Edge Rusher Zion Young
Missouri Edge Rusher Zion Young – Photo by IMAGN Images – Denny Medley
DEFENSIVE LINE – Wednesday – Updated: 12:45pm ET
Ohio State DL Kayden McDonald – FORMAL
Texas Tech DL Lee Hunter – FORMAL
Florida DL Caleb Banks – FORMAL
Florida State DL Darrell Jackson – FORMAL
Ole Miss DL Zxavien Harris – FORMAL
Texas A&M DL Tyler Onyedim – FORMAL
Missouri DL Chris McClellan – Informal
Southeastern DL Kaleb Proctor – Informal
Clemson DL Demonte Capehart – Informal
UCLA DL Gary Smith III – Informal
Minnesota DL Deven Eastern – Informal
Texas Tech Dt Lee Hunter Bucs
Texas Tech DT Lee Hunter – Photo by: IMAGN Images – Michael C. Johnson