The Buccaneers used a fourth-round pick on Walker, an FCS standout from Central Arkansas who won the 2024 Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player in the subdivision. While his college résumé is stacked,

“Offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard is already running into his first problem as the Bucaneers new offensive coordinator,” Bleacher Report writes. “News of Tristan Wirfs getting knee surgery that could see him miss at least the first four games of the season on the Physically Unable to Perform list broke just a few weeks before camp.

Today, five fellows were selected from the 2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Coaching Academy, presented by ReliaQuest, to return to Tampa to work alongside the team's coaching staff as they prepare for the 2025 regular season. Robert Earnest Ayers Jr., Michael Gerst, Nadine Nurasyid, Payton Pardee and Henry Schlegel will represent the 2025 class.