Tampa Bay Buccaneers fantasy football

NFC South, 2026 record 3-5. Depth chart, backfield split and target shares for Week 9.

Week 9

at Chicago Bears

Sun, Nov 8, 8:20 p.m. ET

Allowed to QBs vs. average+13%
Allowed to RBs vs. average−12%
Allowed to WRs vs. average+12%
Allowed to TEs vs. average−9%

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 3-5 in 2026, coming off a 16-0 win against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8. In Week 9 they visit the Chicago Bears (Sun, Nov 8, 8:20 p.m. ET). Baker Mayfield tops the quarterback depth chart, projected for 12.7 half-PPR points (QB20). Bucky Irving leads the backfield with 55% of the team's carries this season. Emeka Egbuka leads the team with a 24% target share, followed by Chris Godwin Jr. at 17%. Bucky Irving is their highest-projected player this week at 13.8 half-PPR points. On this week's injury report: Emeka Egbuka (questionable). Jalen McMillan is on injured reserve.

Fantasy depth chart

Projections are half-PPR for Week 9. Shares are each player's portion of the team's carries and targets in 2026 games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; last game is the most recent one played.

Quarterbacks

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Last game
QB1	Baker Mayfield	12.7	QB20	6%	7% car.
QB2	Jalon Daniels	0.6	QB32	8%	0% car.

Running backs

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Target share	Last game
RB1	Bucky Irving	13.8	RB10	55%	11%	48% car., 0% tgt.
RB2	Kenny Gainwell	7.9	RB32	22%	9%	45% car., 33% tgt.
RB3	Sean Tucker	4.6	RB42	6%	0%	0% car., 0% tgt.

Wide receivers

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
WR1	Emeka EgbukaQuestionable: Foot	9.6	WR21	24%	0% tgt.
WR2	Chris Godwin Jr.	5.9	WR44	17%	33% tgt.
WR3	Ted Hurst III	3.6	WR68	12%	33% tgt.
WR4	Tez Johnson	4.9	WR55	7%	0% tgt.
WR5	David Sills	3.0	WR76	0%	0% tgt.
WR6	Kameron Johnson	0.5	WR114	1%	0% tgt.

Tight ends

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
TE1	Cade Otton	4.3	TE33	15%	0% tgt.
TE2	Payne Durham	0.3	TE80	1%	0% tgt.
TE3	Bauer Sharp	0.5	TE77	0%	0% tgt.
TE4	Ko Kieft	0.0	–	0%	0% tgt.

Injured reserve: Jalen McMillan (WR)

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result or kickoff
1	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 27-33
2	vs Cleveland Browns	L 19-23
3	vs Minnesota Vikings	L 16-23
4	vs Green Bay Packers	L 14-17
5	at Dallas Cowboys	W 24-16
6	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	L 19-26
7	at Carolina Panthers	W 43-13
8	vs Atlanta Falcons	W 16-0
9	at Chicago Bears	Sun, Nov 8, 8:20 p.m. ET
10	Bye	–
11	at Detroit Lions	Sun, Nov 22, 1:00 p.m. ET
12	vs Carolina Panthers	Mon, Nov 30, 8:15 p.m. ET
13	vs Los Angeles Chargers	Sun, Dec 6, 1:00 p.m. ET