Jalen McMillan emerging as a trusted target for Bucs QB Baker Mayfield

Several Bucs players have stepped up to help Baker Mayfield, and no one has done more in recent weeks than rookie Jalen McMillan.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense has remained reliable in 2024 despite the time missed by both Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. While Evans has returned from his hamstring injury, Chris Godwin remains out for the year, but you wouldn’t know it.

Several Bucs players have stepped up to help Baker Mayfield, and no one has done more in recent weeks than rookie Jalen McMillan.

McMillan is one of six Washington Husky players on the roster and is on pace to be a playmaker like the rest of them. It took a while for McMillan to get a connection going after some tough drops to start the year, but as we get into December, the connection is there.

More important than the connection, the trust Mayfield has in McMillan to make plays is paramount to their success.

In Week 14 against the Raiders, McMillan found the endzone twice. On Sunday against the Chargers, McMillan was back there for the third time in two weeks with a catch and score on the team’s opening drive.

You can watch the play below courtesy of the Bucs social media team.