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A new quarterback. A second Lombardi. The 2020 Krewe.
Hoist the championship colors, Krewe! Tom Brady came aboard for Tampa Bay’s 45th season, joining a roster built for a much bigger voyage. Bruce Arians’s Buccaneers finished 11–5, won three playoff games on the road, and brought the treasure home with a 31–9 victory over Kansas City in Super Bowl LV. Meet the players behind a season that ended with the franchise’s second Lombardi Trophy.
Tampa Bay finished second in the NFC South and entered the playoffs as the NFC’s No. 5 seed. Roster games, starts and season-leader statistics below cover the regular season; the championship run has its own section.
The 2020 player roster
63 game participantsEvery player below appeared in at least one Tampa Bay regular-season game in 2020. This season-long list includes players who joined or departed during the year, as well as those who later moved to injured reserve.
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| No. | Player | Pos. | College | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Andrew Adams | S | Connecticut | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Antony Auclair | TE | Laval | 8 | 2 |
| 44 | Kenjon Barner | RB | Oregon | 6 | 0 |
| 58 | Shaquil Barrett | OLB | Colorado State | 15 | 15 |
| 57 | Quinton Bell | OLB | Prairie View A&M | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Tom Brady | QB | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Cameron Brate | TE | Harvard | 16 | 1 |
| 81 | Antonio Brown | WR | Central Michigan | 8 | 4 |
| 65 | Alex Cappa | G | Humboldt State | 16 | 16 |
| 48 | Jack Cichy | ILB | Wisconsin | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Ross Cockrell | CB | Duke | 12 | 2 |
| 54 | Lavonte David | ILB | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Carlton Davis III | CB | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| 94 | Khalil DavisD20 | DL | Nebraska | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Jamel Dean | CB | Auburn | 14 | 7 |
| 32 | Mike Edwards | S | Kentucky | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | Mike Evans | WR | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Leonard Fournette | RB | LSU | 13 | 3 |
| 11 | Blaine Gabbert | QB | Missouri | 4 | 0 |
| 92 | William Gholston | DL | Michigan State | 16 | 12 |
| 49 | Cam Gill | OLB | Wagner | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Chris Godwin | WR | Penn State | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Cyril Grayson | WR | LSU | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | Arizona | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Joe Haeg | T | North Dakota State | 12 | 3 |
| 80 | O.J. Howard | TE | Alabama | 4 | 1 |
| 88 | Tanner Hudson | TE | Southern Arkansas | 11 | 0 |
| 66 | Ryan Jensen | C | Colorado State-Pueblo | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | Tyler JohnsonD20 | WR | Minnesota | 14 | 3 |
| 27 | Ronald Jones II | RB | USC | 14 | 13 |
| 95 | Jeremiah Ledbetter | DL | Arkansas | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Ali Marpet | G | Hobart | 13 | 13 |
| 25 | LeSean McCoy | RB | Pittsburgh | 10 | 0 |
| 96 | Steve McLendon | NT | Troy | 9 | 0 |
| 85 | Jaydon Mickens | WR | Washington | 10 | 0 |
| 36 | Herb Miller | CB | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Scotty Miller | WR | Bowling Green | 16 | 5 |
| 51 | Kevin Minter | ILB | LSU | 16 | 1 |
| 39 | Parnell Motley | CB | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Sean Murphy-Bunting | CB | Central Michigan | 16 | 13 |
| 98 | Anthony Nelson | OLB | Iowa | 16 | 1 |
| 56 | Rakeem Nuñez-Roches | DL | Southern Miss | 16 | 11 |
| 79 | Patrick O'Connor | DL | Eastern Michigan | 16 | 0 |
| 90 | Jason Pierre-Paul | OLB | South Florida | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Bradley Pinion | P | Clemson | 16 | 0 |
| 91 | Benning Potoa'e | DL | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Chapelle RussellD20 | ILB | Temple | 11 | 0 |
| 62 | A.Q. Shipley | C | Penn State | 5 | 2 |
| 76 | Donovan Smith | T | Penn State | 15 | 15 |
| 29 | Ryan Smith | CB | North Carolina Central | 16 | 0 |
| 64 | Aaron Stinnie | G | James Madison | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Ryan Succop | K | South Carolina | 16 | 0 |
| 93 | Ndamukong Suh | DL | Nebraska | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Zach Triner | LS | Assumption | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Ke'Shawn VaughnD20 | RB | Vanderbilt | 10 | 0 |
| 50 | Vita Vea | NT | Washington | 5 | 5 |
| 17 | Justin Watson | WR | Pennsylvania | 11 | 2 |
| 72 | Josh Wells | T | James Madison | 15 | 1 |
| 45 | Devin White | ILB | LSU | 15 | 15 |
| 33 | Jordan Whitehead | S | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Mazzi Wilkins | CB | South Florida | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Antoine Winfield Jr.D20 | S | Minnesota | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Tristan WirfsD20 | T | Iowa | 16 | 16 |
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GP = regular-season games played; GS = regular-season games started for Tampa Bay. D20 identifies a Buccaneers 2020 draft pick. Jersey numbers and colleges reflect the 2020 season. Sources & archive notes
Additional roster & reserve players
30 additional playersThese additional players were tracked on Tampa Bay’s active roster, practice squad or reserve lists during the season and championship run. None appeared in a 2020 regular-season game for the Buccaneers. Any playoff appearances are identified in the roster-history column.
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| Player | Pos. | Roster history during the season |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Bailey | G | Practice squad for the first eight regular-season games; off roster afterward. |
| Deone Bucannon | LB | Postseason-only addition: joined the practice squad for the Wild Card round, then the active roster; played in all four playoff games (0 starts). |
| Dustin Colquitt | P | Practice squad for regular-season game 14 at Atlanta; no game appearance. |
| D'Cota Dixon | S | Practice squad for the first six regular-season games; off roster afterward. |
| Justin Evans | S | Reserve/PUP through regular-season game 14; off roster for the final two games. |
| John Franklin III | WR | Injured reserve throughout the regular season and postseason. |
| Ryan Griffin | QB | On the active roster but inactive for all 16 regular-season games and all four playoff games. |
| Javon Hagan | S | Practice squad throughout the regular season; elevated for two playoff games and appeared in the NFC Championship Game (1 playoff game, 0 starts). |
| Daniel Helm | TE | Practice squad for regular-season game 3 at Denver; off roster for the other games. |
| John Hurst | WR | Injured reserve for the first six regular-season games; practice squad for games 7–8; off roster afterward. |
| Travis Jonsen | WR | Practice squad from regular-season game 6 through the postseason. |
| Greg Joseph | K | Practice squad throughout the regular season and postseason; elevated but inactive for regular-season game 14. |
| Ted Larsen | OL | Practice squad from regular-season game 13; elevated but did not play in game 14. Played in the first two playoff games (0 starts); elevated but did not play in the final two. |
| Nick Leverett | G | Practice squad throughout the regular season; briefly returned to the practice squad during NFC Championship week. |
| T.J. Logan | RB | Injured reserve throughout the season except for a reserve/COVID-19 stint in regular-season games 11–12. |
| Codey McElroy | TE | Practice squad from regular-season game 6 through the postseason. |
| John Molchon | G | Injured reserve for regular-season games 1–7; practice squad from game 9 through the postseason. Elevated but inactive in game 12. |
| Josh Pearson | WR | Practice squad throughout the regular season and postseason; elevated but inactive for regular-season game 5. |
| C.J. Prosise | RB | Postseason-only addition: practice squad for the first three playoff games; off roster before the Super Bowl. No Tampa Bay game appearance. |
| Josh Rosen | QB | Practice squad for the first 14 regular-season games; off roster afterward. |
| Garrison Sanborn | LS | Practice squad from regular-season game 14 through the postseason. |
| Tegray Scales | LB | Practice squad for regular-season games 6–7; off roster otherwise. |
| Brad Seaton | T | Reserve/opt-out throughout the regular season and postseason. |
| Zach Shackelford | C | Practice squad for the first five regular-season games; off roster afterward. |
| Kobe Smith | DL | Practice squad from regular-season game 7 through the postseason. |
| Drew Stanton | QB | Practice squad for the final two regular-season games and the postseason; elevated but inactive for Super Bowl LV. |
| Aca'Cedric Ware | RB | Practice squad for regular-season games 6–8; off roster otherwise. |
| Earl Watford | OL | Postseason-only addition: inactive on the active roster for the Divisional Round, later on the practice squad for Super Bowl LV. No game appearance. |
| Isaac Whitney | WR | Practice squad for regular-season games 4–6; off roster otherwise. |
| Matt Wile | P | Practice squad for the regular-season finale and all four playoff games. |
A player who appeared in a regular-season game and later joined a reserve list remains in the main table. Each of the 93 players appears in only one roster section.
Names that fired the cannons
2020 regular-season leadersQB · No. 12
Tom Brady
40
touchdown passes
4,633 passing yards and 12 interceptions. Set a Buccaneers single-season touchdown-pass record in his first year in Tampa Bay.
WR · No. 13
Mike Evans
1,006
receiving yards
70 catches and 13 touchdowns. Became the first NFL player to begin his career with seven consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons.
RB · No. 27
Ronald Jones II
978
rushing yards
Led the Buccaneers on the ground with 192 carries, seven rushing touchdowns and 5.1 yards per attempt.
ILB · No. 45
Devin White
140
total tackles
The team’s tackle leader added nine sacks and 15 tackles for loss, earning second-team AP All-Pro honors.
OLB · No. 90
Jason Pierre-Paul
9.5
sacks
Tampa Bay’s sack leader also forced four fumbles and intercepted two passes. Earned his third career Pro Bowl selection.
CB · No. 24
Carlton Davis III
4
interceptions
Led the Buccaneers in interceptions and recorded 18 passes defensed during the regular season.
A new chapter under center: Tom Brady threw 40 touchdown passes in his first Buccaneers season, setting a club record at the time. With Byron Leftwich coordinating the offense, Tampa Bay scored 492 points, another franchise record in 2020.
The defense held its ground: Todd Bowles’s unit led the NFL against the run for a second straight season, allowing 80.6 rushing yards per game. The Buccaneers collected 48 sacks and 25 takeaways.
More hands on deck: Chris Godwin added 840 receiving yards and seven touchdowns; Rob Gronkowski contributed 623 yards and seven scores. Antonio Brown added 483 yards and four touchdowns in eight regular-season games. Ryan Succop supplied 136 points, a new Buccaneers regular-season scoring record at the time.
Season honors: Jason Pierre-Paul was Tampa Bay’s selection to the 2021 Pro Bowl roster for the 2020 season. Lavonte David and Devin White earned second-team AP All-Pro honors. Official statistics & recognition
Super Bowl LV champions
The road to a second Lombardi
4 wins · 0 lossesWashington. New Orleans. Green Bay. Then home to Tampa. The Buccaneers won three consecutive road playoff games before becoming the first NFL team to play in—and win—a Super Bowl in its own stadium. They closed the season with eight straight victories, counting the final four regular-season games and all four playoff games.
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card | Washington Football Team | FedExField · Away | W 31–23 | |
| Divisional | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome · Away | W 30–20 | |
| NFC Championship | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field · Away | W 31–26 | |
| Super Bowl LV | Kansas City Chiefs | Raymond James Stadium · Super Bowl site | W 31–9 |
Championship night: Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes, including two to Rob Gronkowski. Leonard Fournette ran for 89 yards and a touchdown, while Tampa Bay’s defense held Kansas City without a touchdown and intercepted Patrick Mahomes twice.
Playoff Lenny: Fournette finished the four-game postseason with 448 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns. His playoff totals are separate from the regular-season roster and leader statistics above.
Super Bowl LV is recorded separately as a neutral-site championship game, even though it was played in Tampa Bay’s home stadium. The regular-season home record remains 5–3. Championship sources & archive notes
Relive Super Bowl LV in the BuccaneersFan.com history archive →
The 2020 draft class
7 selectionsTristan Wirfs arrived at No. 13 overall to strengthen the offensive line, and second-round safety Antoine Winfield Jr. became another immediate starter. The seven-player class also brought Ke’Shawn Vaughn, Tyler Johnson, Khalil Davis, Chapelle Russell and Raymond Calais aboard.
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos. | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Tristan Wirfs | T | Iowa |
| 2 | 45 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | S | Minnesota |
| 3 | 76 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | Vanderbilt |
| 5 | 161 | Tyler Johnson | WR | Minnesota |
| 6 | 194 | Khalil Davis | DT | Nebraska |
| 7 | 241 | Chapelle Russell | LB | Temple |
| 7 | 245 | Raymond Calais | RB | Louisiana-Lafayette |
Draft positions reflect the role listed at selection. Raymond Calais was waived before the regular season and joined the Rams; he is included in the draft class but had no Tampa Bay game appearances.
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Sources & archive notes
This completed-season participation archive includes 63 Tampa Bay regular-season game participants and 30 additional players from the club’s roster history. It is broader than a single-date 53-man roster. The main table’s games and starts count Tampa Bay regular-season appearances only.
- Official 2020 Season Review PDF
- Official 2020 statistical table
- Official 2020 season history
- 2020 finale records recap
- Evans seven-season milestone
- 2021 Pro Bowl selection for 2020 season
- 2020 AP All-Pro recognition
- Official 2020 draft tracker
- Official historical 2020 schedule
- Super Bowl LV official recap
- Super Bowl LV records recap
- 2020 Buccaneers roster and depth chart, November 15, 2020
- 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers regular-season roster
- Bucs Elevate Barner, Wreh-Wilson; Place Perriman on COVID List
- Bucs 2021 Post-Draft Roster Review: Cornerbacks
- Bucs Add RB Kenjon Barner to Practice Squad (September 10, 2020)
Participation details: The official season review’s participation chart is on PDF page 76, with roster information on pages 53–54. Kenjon Barner appeared in six regular-season games and Herb Miller in four; practice-squad elevations without a game appearance are not counted as games played. Steve McLendon’s nine games here are Tampa Bay appearances only.
Regular season and playoffs: The 2020 regular season ended on January 3, 2021. The four playoff games were played from January 9 through February 7, 2021, and belong to the 2020 season. Playoff-only appearances are called out separately in the additional-player table; playoff statistics are confined to the championship section.
Historical scope: This was Tampa Bay’s 45th season. Record-setting achievements are described as they stood in 2020. The club finished 11–5 in the regular season and 4–0 in the postseason. Washington and stadium names reflect their names at the time of the games.
Honors: Pro Bowl selection refers to the roster chosen for the 2020 season; the 2021 Pro Bowl game itself was not played. AP All-Pro recognition is a separate award.
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