Baker Mayfield Fantasy Football News | Shark Bites

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield wound up with a good fantasy line in Sunday's loss to the Eagles: 289 passing yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT. He sits 10th among fantasy QBs by ESPN scoring heading into the Monday night games, in a week he entered ranked outside our top 12. But he used plenty of luck to get there. He found WR Emeka Egbuka for a 77-yard TD on a nice third-quarter throw as he rolled right, threading just between two defenders in coverage. Mayfield's 72-yard TD to RB Bucky Irving later that quarter also found him leading his receiver nicely down the left sideline after protection had broken down. But Mayfield also threw a bad end-zone INT to LB Jihaad Campbell. He nearly had another pass picked off by CB Cooper DeJean. And he was fortunate to recover his own fumble in the second quarter.

Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield (right biceps) is active for today’s game vs. the Eagles. He was officially limited in practice all week, and ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio said this morning that Mayfield didn’t throw until Friday. The bicep issue adds some risk to Mayfield’s Week 4 profile. He’ll also be without WR Mike Evans today, although he does get WR Chris Godwin and LT Tristan Wirfs back.

Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield (right biceps) is expected to play vs. the Eagles tomorrow, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports. We never sensed any concern about Mayfield's status for this one, and we're not projecting the biceps injury to be a factor. Mayfield will be without WR Mike Evans, though, while WR Chris Godwin figures to be limited in his 2025 debut. Tampa Bay is implied for only 20.5 points.

Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield (right biceps) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Eagles. He was limited in practice all week. We haven’t heard anything to suggest that he’s in danger of missing this one, but a throwing arm issue for a QB is always worth monitoring. Mayfield sits well outside the top-12 QBs in our Week 4 Rankings.

Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin (ankle) has a "strong chance" to make his 2025 debut against the Eagles in Week 4, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. That'd be a little ahead of the "Week 5 or later" timeline we'd most recently heard for Godwin. He's been practicing on a limited basis for the last two weeks. Schefter also says there's a " strong chance" LT Tristan Wirfs makes it back for Week 4. That'd be as big a boost to this offense as Godwin's return (maybe bigger).

Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka is expected to play Sunday against the Jets, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. The rookie is dealing with hip and groin injuries that kept him out of practice Wednesday and Thursday before a limited return Friday. That could still limit his playing time some vs. the Jets. We'll watch for signals on his role ahead of the game and adjust Egbuka's projections as needed.

Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka (hip, groin) is listed as questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Jets. He only got in a limited practice on Friday, so the rookie seems genuinely iffy for this one. His absence would leave WRs Sterling Shepard, Ryan Miller, Kameron Johnson, and Tez Johnson behind No. 1 Mike Evans. It’d also be a blow to QB Baker Mayfield’s Week 3 outlook. We’ll look for updates on Egbuka and get Tampa Bay’s inactives around 11:30 am ET on Sunday.

Bucs WR Emeka Egbuka didn’t look like a rookie in a Week 1 win over the Falcons. The Round 1 pick went off for 4 catches, 67 yards, and 2 TDs on an 18.7% target share.

The Buccaneers won't be placing LT Tristan Wirfs on IR, HC Todd Bowles said Sunday. That was mentioned as a possibility when Wirfs underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in early July -- and would have knocked him out for the first four games. Bowles added that Wirfs won't be ready for Week 1, but the team clearly expects him back before Week 5.

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Bucs QB Baker Mayfield did not practice on Friday with a contusion on his throwing hand. Pelissero also reports that Mayfield underwent testing on his hand, which ruled out any serious injury.

Buccaneers LT Tristan Wirfs had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Tuesday, The Tampa Bay Times' Rick Stroud reports. Stroud adds that Wirfs "will likely miss at least the first couple games of the regular season." ESPN's Adam Schefter calls Wirfs a candidate for the PUP list, which would cost him at least the first four games of the season.