The Bucs have released their current 53-man roster as well as the team’s roster cuts.
NFL teams can begin claiming players off waivers at 1:00 p.m. ET on Monday, August 31 and forming a 16-person practice squad – 17 with a player from the International Pathway Program. That player will be rookie offensive tackle Paul Rubelt, who was born in Germany and played at UCF.
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Bucs Defense
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Bucs 2026 Roster Cuts
QB Connor Bazelak
OLB Chris Braswell Jr.
LB John Bullock
TE Devin Culp
TE Kenny Fletcher Jr.
T Marshall Foerner
DL Josiah Green
WR Garrett Greene
WR Matthew Henry
OLB Yasir Holmes
G Nash Hutmacher
WR Jha’Quan Jackson
LB Nick Jackson
DL Jayson Jones
G Elijah Klein
RB Barika Kpeenu
G Henry Lutovsky
S Robert McDaniel
CB Roman Parodie
WR Dean Patterson IV
K B.T. Potter
OLB Jack Pyburn
WR Eric Rivers Jr.
S J.J. Roberts
T Paul Rubelt
G Ben Scott
DL Travis Shaw
RB Josh Williams
S Rashad Wisdom
LB Javin Wright
Waived (injured):
OLB Mohamed Kamara
CB Pepe Williams
CB Xavier Williams
Terminated Contracts:
QB Jake Browning
LS Scott Daly
S Ifeatu Melifonwu
Placed on Injured Reserve/Designated for Return:
CB Josh Hayes
WR David Sills V
Scott Reynolds is in his 30th year of covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the vice president, publisher and senior Bucs beat writer for PewterReport.com. Author of the popular SR's Fab 5 column on Fridays, Reynolds oversees web development and forges marketing partnerships for PewterReport.com in addition to his editorial duties. A graduate of Kansas State University in 1995, Reynolds spent six years giving back to the community as the defensive coordinator/defensive line coach for his sons' Pop Warner team, the South Pasco Predators. Reynolds can be reached at: sr@pewterreport.com