The end of the Tom Brady era left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at a roster crossroads. Though their options appear limited, the Bucs could still look to add quarterback talent in the 2023 draft.
When the offseason began, the Bucs had only 2021 second-round pick Kyle Trask on their quarterback depth chart. Trask has played all of 10 snaps in the NFL and was very much a project when the Bucs drafted him. That might explain why they signed Baker Mayfield in free agency, but neither option is a clear long-term answer.
With the 19th pick in this year’s draft, the Bucs are likely well out of range to take any of the top quarterback prospects. Top prospects Bryce Young, CJ Stroud and Anthony Richardson would well be gone before Tampa would even have a realistic chance to trade up for one of them.
Playing out the 2023 season with either Trask or Mayfield starting appears to be the only path available to the Bucs, but that does not mean Tampa won’t target a quarterback prospect to draft. Since 2019, the Bucs have typically carried three quarterbacks on the roster. While the Bucs could sign a developmental passer as an undrafted free agent, they have the draft capital to grab one in the late rounds.
Here are the quarterbacks the Bucs could target in the 2023 draft: