Early fantasy expert consensus rankings for the 2026 season highlight Emeka Egbuka and Chris Godwin as key players for the Buccaneers, with Egbuka ranked WR26 and Godwin WR35. Baker Mayfield is also noted as a significant bargain at QB20, given his past performance and potential in the upcoming season.
Fantasy expert consensus rankings (“ECR”) are starting to pop up across the Internet, giving managers an early glimpse into how the market might value hundreds of players this summer. As we look ahead to the 2026 season, here are the biggest Buccaneers bargains based on ECR.
Emeka Egbuka and Chris Godwin. The former’s ECR is WR26, while the latter’s is a generous WR35. With Mike Evans gone, this is once again a top-heavy aerial attack, with Jalen McMillan and perhaps Tez Johnson playing tertiary roles. Egbuka dominated early last year before losing looks to both Godwin and Evans. The youngster managed to post WR23 numbers despite amassing 11+ points only once after Week 5. He has a realistic top-12 ceiling.
Meanwhile, Godwin’s biggest risks are injury-related. He’s missed 18 contests the last two years and is now 30 years old. However, on a per-game basis, he should comfortably crack the top 36. He’s only a year removed from averaging 19.7 points per game. There’s still plenty of pop for a guy who’s signed through the 2027 season.
This means Baker Mayfield (QB20 ECR) is vastly undervalued. The entire Buccaneers passing attack will take a mulligan on last season. Mayfield was the overall QB4 in 2024, is barely 31 years old, and now has one of the league’s most catch-happy backfields. Based on the gap between ECR and likely outcome, he’s one of fantasy’s biggest QB bargains.
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Early 2026 fantasy expert consensus rankings: Buccaneers edition
Emeka Egbuka is ranked WR26 and Chris Godwin is ranked WR35 in the early 2026 fantasy expert consensus rankings.
Baker Mayfield is considered a bargain at QB20 due to his previous performance as QB4 in 2024 and the potential for improvement in the Buccaneers' passing attack.
Chris Godwin's injury history, having missed 18 games in the last two years, has contributed to his ranking of WR35, despite his potential to perform well on a per-game basis.
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