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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Who gets the ball in Buccaneers games: the passes, the runs and the chances near the end zone.

2026 season · Weeks 1–9 · Report built Nov 9, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC

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Every week so far

Switches the target, backfield and red-zone tables below.

Target distribution

Out of every 10 passes the team throws, how many go to each player. More passes mean more chances to score.

Player	Position	Target share	Games	Targets	Air-yards share	WOPR	End-zone targets
Emeka Egbuka	WR	25%	7	54	31%	0.59	5
Cade Otton	TE	17%	8	38	14%	0.35	3
Chris Godwin Jr.	WR	16%	9	38	9%	0.31	1
Ted Hurst III	WR	12%	8	25	23%	0.35	4
Bucky Irving	RB	12%	9	28	−3%	0.16	0
Kenny Gainwell	RB	9%	9	21	−1%	0.13	1
Tez Johnson	WR	9%	8	20	22%	0.29	2
Kameron Johnson	WR	8%	1	2	2%	0.13	0
Payne Durham	TE	3%	2	2	1%	0.06	0
Jalen McMillan	WR	3%	1	1	4%	0.07	0
Bauer Sharp	TE	2%	1	1	8%	0.09	0

Backfield split

Out of every 10 runs, how many each player gets. It shows who the main running back is.

Player	Position	Carry share	Games	Carries	Goal-line runs	Red-zone share
Bucky Irving	RB	57%	9	167	7	45%
Kenny Gainwell	RB	21%	9	63	1	11%
Jalon Daniels	QB	13%	5	22	0	4%
Sean Tucker	RB	13%	3	15	3	13%
Baker Mayfield	QB	9%	6	17	1	10%

Red-zone share

Passes and runs that start within 20 yards of the end zone: the closest chances to score.

Player	Position	Red-zone share	Games	Red-zone chances	Goal-line runs	End-zone targets
Bucky Irving	RB	45%	9	40	7	0
Sean Tucker	RB	13%	3	5	3	0
Emeka Egbuka	WR	12%	7	8	0	5
Kenny Gainwell	RB	11%	9	10	1	1
Baker Mayfield	QB	10%	6	6	1	0
Cade Otton	TE	7%	8	6	0	3
Ted Hurst III	WR	5%	8	4	0	4
Tez Johnson	WR	5%	8	4	0	2
Chris Godwin Jr.	WR	4%	9	4	0	1
Jalon Daniels	QB	4%	5	2	0	0

Quarterback

Whoever played most recently is listed first.

Player	Last game	Games	Dropbacks	EPA per dropback	CPOE (accuracy)	Carries	Expected points per game Est.
Baker Mayfield	Week 9	6	160	−0.29	−1.5	17	12.7
Jalon Daniels	Week 7	5	107	−0.19	−7.1	22	10.5

Target share by week

Out of every 10 passes each week, how many went to each player. A dash means no passes, runs or pass plays for him that week (a bye week, or he didn't play or get a chance).

Player	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Season
Emeka Egbuka WR	22%	15%	26%	15%	36%	39%	—	—	17%	25%
Cade Otton TE	19%	18%	17%	23%	16%	5%	9%	—	27%	17%
Chris Godwin Jr. WR	15%	9%	11%	27%	12%	20%	45%	33%	10%	16%
Ted Hurst III WR	11%	21%	9%	12%	—	15%	9%	33%	3%	12%
Bucky Irving RB	26%	12%	11%	0%	12%	7%	18%	0%	17%	12%
Kenny Gainwell RB	4%	12%	14%	8%	16%	2%	0%	33%	10%	9%
Tez Johnson WR	4%	12%	6%	8%	4%	7%	18%	—	17%	9%
Kameron Johnson WR	—	—	—	8%	—	—	—	—	—	8%

Buccaneers talking points

Bucky Irving

RBTBRed-zone role

Bucky Irving has 40 of TB's 89 red-zone opportunities (45%), including 7 carries inside the 5.

Red-zone opportunities: 40
Team red-zone opportunities: 89
Red-zone share: 45%
Carries inside the 5: 7

Observed: Weeks 1–9 · 9 games

Emeka Egbuka

WRTBVolume, not production

Emeka Egbuka has 31% of TB's air yards but is scoring 3.0 PPR points a game below what that usage usually produces.

Air-yards share: 31%
Targets: 54
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.: −3.0

Observed: Weeks 1–6 and 9 · 7 games

Bucky Irving

RBTBTouchdowns above usage

Bucky Irving has scored 8 touchdowns on modeled targets and carries that usually produce 5.7, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns: 8
Expected touchdownsEst.: 5.7
Expected PPR per gameEst.: 15.9
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.: +2.3

Observed: Weeks 1–9 · 9 games

Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

Baker Mayfield

QBTBQB efficiency

Baker Mayfield is at -0.29 EPA per dropback over 160 dropbacks, 41st of 41 QBs with 50+.

EPA rank: 41 of 41 qualified QBs
EPA per dropback: −0.29
Dropbacks: 160

Observed: Weeks 1–3 and 7–9 · 6 games

Cade Otton

TETBRole up

Cade Otton's target share rose to 27% in week 9 (8 targets), from 15% in weeks 1-7.

Target share, week 9: 27%
Targets, week 9: 8
Target share, weeks 1–7: 15%
Targets, weeks 1–7: 30

Observed: Weeks 1–7 and 9 · 8 games

Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

What the Buccaneers defense allows

Per game, what opposing quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends have done against the Buccaneers in weeks 1–9. Ranks compare every defense.

QBvs Quarterbacks
11.7
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 3rd fewest of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 34.1pass attempts
- 226.7passing yards
- 3.4carries
- 0.8red-zone chances
Every defense vs quarterbacks →
RBvs Running backs
15.7
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The fewest of any defense
Per game
- 18.4carries
- 5.4targets
- 4.3catches
- 3.1red-zone chances
Every defense vs running backs →
WRvs Wide receivers
30.5
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 14th fewest of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 18.8targets
- 11.3catches
- 183.7air yards
- 2.4red-zone chances
Every defense vs wide receivers →
TEvs Tight ends
14.7
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 11th most of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 8.1targets
- 5.4catches
- 47.2air yards
- 1.3red-zone chances
Every defense vs tight ends →

Game by game

Fantasy points (PPR) that opposing players scored against the Buccaneers in each game.

Fantasy points allowed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, by week and position
Week	Opponent	Quarterbacks	Running backs	Wide receivers	Tight ends
1	CIN	14.2	26.8	19.1	25.1
2	CLE	19.7	12.2	30.7	19.1
3	MIN	10.4	14.5	32.3	3.1
4	GB	13.1	16.6	20.2	24.3
5	DAL	12.6	14.7	51.1	6.8
6	PIT	16.0	17.7	46.0	15.6
7	CAR	8.8	22.8	13.9	19.7
8	ATL	−1.9	10.1	14.7	4.5
9	CHI	12.8	5.6	46.2	13.7

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