Buccaneers travel to Seattle with a thinning secondary and a tough test against a hot pass attack. With Jamel Dean and Benjamin Morrison sidelined, Zyon McCollum and Jacob Parrish must slow Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who dominates targets and yardage. Emeka Egbuka more than held his own last week, but Devon Witherspoon pressures him at the line. Tampa’s interior O-line must hold vs Leonard Williams and Byron Murphy II while the run game and protection decide fantasy value for receivers and micro-stashes alike.

Wirfs and Godwin are back earlier than expected for Week 4, reuniting a bolstered Buccaneers offense and lifting a line that had been decimated by injuries. Evans’ hamstring keeps a shadow over the WR room, while Emeka Egbuka steps into a larger role alongside Godwin. Logan Hall’s return shores up a dinged defense. A Week 4 clash with Philadelphia tests the refreshed unit, but fantasy angles brighten as OL stability and QB protection improve, with short-term upside for several Bucs.

Emeka Egbuka is questionable for the Buccaneers' home opener vs. the Jets due to hip and groin issues, pushing Ryan Miller and a retooled WR group into bigger roles. With Cody Mauch and Luke Goedeke out and Tristan Wirfs sidelined, Tampa Bay faces a rough pass protection/ground game guardrail while Godwin remains limited. The depth chart shift creates upside for Miller, Shepard, Tez Johnson, Kameron Johnson and others in a potential bounce-back game against a Jets defense that will test the Bucs' resilience.

Buccaneers' Week 2 win over Houston masks a mounting injury crisis: Calijah Kancey is done for the year with a pectoral tear, Luke Goedeke exits with a foot issue, and Cody Mauch will undergo knee surgery, ending his season. An already thin O-line gets thinner as Graham Barton shifts to left tackle and Ben Bredeson to center, with Dan Feeney signing to stabilize the interior. The Jets loom, making this a true test of the next-man-up approach and fantasy risk/reward.