Tampa Bay’s offensive line starts with the same two names at tackle, and that’s a pretty good place to begin.
Tristan Wirfs remains the headliner. He’s Tampa Bay’s best player, the team’s top non-quarterback MVP candidate, and a guy whose résumé already looks like it belongs in the conversation for Canton. In six seasons, Wirfs has made five Pro Bowls and three All-Pro teams, and Baker Mayfield gets to line up behind one of the NFL’s premier left tackles every week.
On the other side, Luke Goedeke doesn’t draw the same kind of attention, but he gives the Buccaneers a steady right tackle presence that matters more than it gets credit for. He may not be Wirfs, but he’s dependable, efficient, and a big reason Tampa Bay can feel good about the edges of its line.
That showed up again in PFF’s new top-32 tackle rankings, where both Buccaneers made the list.
Wirfs came in at No. 2 overall, behind only Detroit’s Penei Sewell. PFF pointed to a season that was elite even with injury limiting him to a career-low 778 snaps. Wirfs ranked second among qualified tackles with a 92.7 PFF grade, allowed just two sacks, and posted a career-best 91.6 run-blocking grade.
“Wirfs has long been established as one of the NFL’s premier players and, when healthy, he recorded the best performance of his career in 2025. Though he played a career-low 778 snaps due to injury, Wirfs ranked second among qualified tackles with an elite 92.7 PFF grade.
He allowed just two sacks while setting a new career-high with a 91.6 PFF run-blocking grade. Wirfs is in the early stages of building a Hall of Fame resume and should perform at an elite level again in 2026.”
Goedeke landed at No. 25, and his ranking comes with some real substance behind it. He missed significant time with an injury, but he still put together a third straight solid season at right tackle. PFF noted that he did not allow a sack or a knockdown across 416 pass-protection reps, the most snaps by any offensive lineman in the league who gave up neither.
“Goedeke persevered through injury issues in 2025, but recorded a third consecutive solid season as Tampa Bay’s right tackle. He did not allow a single sack or knockdown across 416 pass-protection reps last season.
That stood as the most snaps by any offensive lineman in the NFL who did not give up a sack or knockdown. His 73.0 PFF run-blocking grade was also a top-30 mark in the league.”
If both tackles stay healthy, Tampa Bay has a chance to bring back the kind of line that can set the tone for the whole offense. The unit slipped last season, but the bookends give it a real foundation.
The Wirfs-Sewell debate should keep rolling for a long time, and it’s easy to see why. Both are franchise-level tackles. But Tampa Bay’s bigger advantage may be the way Wirfs lifts the profile of the whole line while Goedeke quietly keeps the right side locked down.
For a team with plenty of questions elsewhere, tackle isn’t one of them.
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