The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be on the prowl for a new running back this offseason as they plan to release veteran Leonard Fournette at the start of the league year. His departure this year is well-timed as the 2023 NFL draft is stocked with talented running backs.
While the Bucs are losing their presumptive bell cow back, that isn’t necessarily what they will seek in the draft. Tampa already has former 2022 third-round pick Rachaad White on the roster. White flashed a complete skillset as a rookie and should be the lead back in 2023.
Instead, the Bucs will be looking for a complementary back to White, granting them greater flexibility in the type of players they can target. Undersized playmakers, raw ballcarriers with rare athletic traits, well-rounded backs coming from less renowned programs—everything is on the table.
These are the running backs the Bucs could target in this year’s draft: