Each week during the regular season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ communications department publishes a “Game Release” to aid the media in coverage of their upcoming game. Within that release are a number of documents regarding the player roster, including a depth chart, which lists the pecking order at every position on offense, defense and special teams.

Each game week, we will be taking a closer look at that depth chart, pointing out any changes or relevant notes from the previous game and which players saw notable action in that game. Let’s start on offense. Rookies are marked with an asterisk. Players we will be discussing in depth are highlighted in bold text.

WR: Chris Godwin, Tez Johnson*

WR: Sterling Shepard, Kameron Johnson

LT: Tristan Wirfs, Benjamin Chukwuma*

LG: Ben Bredeson, Michael Jordan

RG: Dan Feeney, Luke Haggard, Elijah Klein

RT: Luke Goedeke, Charlie Heck

WR: Emeka Egbuka*, Ryan Miller

TE: Cade Otton, Payne Durham, Devin Culp

QB: Baker Mayfield, Teddy Bridgewater, Connor Bazelak*

RB: Bucky Irving, Rachaad White, Sean Tucker

Second-year running back Bucky Irving made his much-anticipated return from a seven-game absence due to foot and shoulder injuries, and while the stated plan was to ease him back into action, he quickly regained a prominent spot in the Bucs’ offense. While Rachaad White started the game in the Bucs’ backfield, Irving eventually got 32 snaps to 23 for White and nine for Sean Tucker. Irving led the team with 81 yards from scrimmage and scored on a 13-yard run in the third quarter. On Monday, Head Coach Todd Bowles said that Irving getting 52% of the snaps was “more or less game flow.”

After playing just 25 snaps in his return from a lengthy injury absence in Week 12, wide receiver Chris Godwin started against Arizona and played 40 snaps, or 66% of the total. Only rookie Emeka Egbuka had more snaps among the Bucs’ receivers, with 52. Godwin led the team with 78 receiving yards on three carries, generating 44 yards after the catch. The Buccaneers started the game in a three-receiver personnel package but ended up using a lot of two-TE sets, with Payne Durham joining Cade Otton and gaining 11 yards on his first catch of the season.

Left guard Ben Bredeson returned to the lineup after missing two weeks with a hamstring strain and played all 61 offensive snaps. All five of the Bucs’ starting offensive linemen played every snap, but reserve tackle Charlie Heck also played one, and it was very consequential snap. On third-and-goal from the two-yard line in the second quarter, Heck came onto the field as a sixth lineman but it was Wirfs who declared himself eligible. Wirfs still appeared to be playing his usual left tackle spot because the Buccaneers put Heck outside right tackle Luke Goedeke in an unbalanced line. At the snap, Wirfs briefly blocked outside linebacker Zaven Collins before releasing into the end zone and catching a touchdown pass from Baker Mayfield.

The Bucs do have two changes to their depth chart after a pair of roster moves made last Saturday. Rookie quarterback Connor Bazelak has been added as a third option behind Baker Mayfield and Teddy Bridgewater, and running back Owen Wright has been removed after being waived from the 53-man roster.