The Buccaneers have started shuffling the back end of their roster again, and tight end Devin Culp is the latest player to be moved out. Tampa Bay released Culp from the practice squad, according to Greg Auman of Fox Sports, and filled that spot by adding tight end C.J. Dippre.
The team later announced another pair of changes on defense, releasing safety Rashad Wisdom and signing safety Silas Walter to the practice squad.
Dippre arrives in Tampa Bay after entering the league as a college free agent with the New England Patriots in May of 2025. He spent his rookie year bouncing between New England’s practice squad and active roster, played in two games, and was used mostly on special teams.
His college resume spans Maryland and Alabama. Dippre was at Maryland from 2021 to 2022, then transferred to Alabama for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Over 52 career games, he finished with 65 catches for 782 yards and three touchdowns. At Alabama, he totaled 32 receptions for 443 yards and earned a spot on the John Mackey Award Watch List in 2024.
His best statistical season came at Maryland in 2022, when he caught 30 passes for 314 yards and three scores.
Walter’s path to Tampa Bay is a little different. He entered the NFL as a college free agent with the Baltimore Ravens in May of 2026 and spent the preseason with Baltimore.
At Miami University (Ohio) from 2023 through 2025, he appeared in 40 career games and piled up 200 tackles, 24 passes defensed, three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and 2.0 sacks. In 2025, he was a second-team All-Mid-American Conference selection after starting all 12 games and posting 71 tackles, 10 passes defensed, three interceptions and 1.0 sack.
Culp’s time in Tampa Bay never really took off after the Buccaneers drafted him in the seventh round in 2024 out of Washington. The club liked his speed and hoped he could develop as a blocker and become more of a factor in the offense, but his playing time stayed limited across two seasons.
In 2024, Culp appeared in five games and finished the year with eight catches. His biggest stretch came late in the season, when he had three receptions for 52 yards in Week 17 and two catches for 36 yards in Week 18.
His role shrank even more in 2025, when he played in five games and made just one catch - though that catch was a touchdown in Tampa Bay’s Thursday night game in Week 14 against the Falcons. It was the first touchdown by a tight end on the season.
The direction of the depth chart became clearer when the Buccaneers drafted LSU tight end Bauer Sharp in 2026. Sharp began turning heads quickly in minicamp, and the contrast with Culp was obvious: not as fast, but more advanced as a receiver, especially near the goal line, and already ahead as a blocker. Culp never did enough at the line of scrimmage or in the passing game, so Tampa Bay moved him to the practice squad before making this latest change.
Wisdom had been with the Buccaneers for two seasons after signing as an undrafted free agent out of UTSA. He got into his first NFL game in last season’s opener at Atlanta, made two tackles, and played mostly on special teams. He also appeared in Week 4 against the Eagles and in the season finale at home against Carolina.
This summer, Wisdom made a push. He picked off a pass in Tampa Bay’s first preseason game against the Jets and was under serious consideration for the 53-man roster, but the Buccaneers ultimately chose to keep only three safeties.
Tampa Bay has also been working to sharpen its special teams, which is part of the reason it added cornerback Kevin Knowles to the active roster and waived Caden Fordham. The roster churn isn’t done yet, and there’s still plenty of movement before the regular season begins.
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