2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Skill Position Depth Chart

Last updated 9/1/13Buccaneers
**If a player is in BOLD, you can click on that player for more season projections and more information about him**

QUARTERBACK
Josh Freeman
———Mike Glennon
———Dan Orlovsky

*Freeman is in the last year of his rookie deal, and the fact that the Bucs haven’t given him a new contract yet speaks volumes about about their feelings on his progress.
*The rookie Glennon has already jumped the veteran Orlovsky for the backup spot.

RUNNING BACK
Doug Martin (GLB, 3DB)
———Brian Leonard
———Mike James
———Peyton Hillis

*Besides the monster Doug Martin, this group is a crapshoot; there is no clear-cut favorite to back up Martin.
*Leonard brings a lot to the table in the blocking game, so he is the likely backup 3DB.
*Michael Smith had the most intriguing skill-set of the backup bunch but was placed on IR with a torn ligament in his foot.

WIDE RECEIVER
LWR Vincent Jackson
———Kevin Ogletree (WR3)
———Russell Shepard

RWR Mike Williams
———Eric Page

*Jackson and Williams are the starters, without question
*Ogletree beat out Underwood for the #3 role and Page’s roster spot is largely based on his special teams value.

TIGHT END
Luke Stocker (calf)
———Tom Crabtree
———Nate Byham
———Tim Wright

*Stocker is off the PUP list, but he is not a fantasy target. He will have a heavy blocking role in Coach Greg Schiano’s offense.

KICKER
Rian Lindell

*Lawrence Tynes has been battling a nasty MRSA infection and was placed on NFI list by Tampa. He believes he should’ve been IR’ed and is expected to file a grievance against the team. Regardless of how that ugly situation resolves itself, the job now belongs to Buffalo cast-off Rian Lindell.


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