TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 38 games, two division crowns and a Super Bowl during their now-completed Tom Brady era.

Post-Brady life has brought in a new quarterback in Baker Mayfield, a reshuffled coaching staff highlighted by a new offensive coordinator and movement up and down the roster.

Now comes the NFL Draft — and the infusion of youthful talent the Bucs hope comes with it.

What You Need To Know

Tampa Bay has the 19th selection in the first round of the draft, which begins at 8 p.m. Thursday. Rounds 2-3 are scheduled for Friday starting at 7 p.m., and rounds 4-7 start at noon Saturday.

The Bucs have nine picks in the draft, including two fifth-round picks and three sixth-round picks. The team has three picks among the first 82 selections.

Tampa Bay has needs on both sides of the ball, including offensive line, an edge rusher and the secondary.

"There’s probably a few more areas of need across the roster than we did in 2021 when we brought everybody back," said Bucs GM Jason Licht. "And now looking back on that, that was quite a feat. We’re trying to bring in the best players that we can this year. And it’s no different than we have in the past."

Replacing Brady will be a challenge, but General Manager Jason Licht insists losing the seven-time Super Bowl champion to retirement this offseason hasn’t impacted the team’s commitment to remaining competitive.

“If you walk through the halls, our scouts and our coaches, people are all-in. We’re trying to win,” Licht said, rejecting the notion that the Bucs have altered the aggressive, Super Bowl-or-bust approach they took to surround Brady with talent the past three seasons.

Licht and coach Todd Bowles said they feel they’ve given the defense a chance to stay relevant by re-signing linebacker and longtime team captain Lavonte David and convincing cornerback Jamel Dean, to stay, too, with a four-year, $52 million contract.

“We’re trying to bring in the best players that we can,” the GM added. “It’s no different than we have in the past.”

The Bucs haven’t been very active in free agency, at least partially because of a tight salary-cap situation. Another reason is the roster is hardly devoid of talent, with offensive holdovers such as wide receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin and offensive lineman Tristan Wirfs, as well as young defensive standouts Dean, Vita Vea and Devin White (who recently expressed displeasure over his contract), still on board.

“When you lose the greatest quarterback of all time, I think everyone assumes you’re going to be bad. At least that’s the narrative,”  Bowles said. “It’s different because you don’t have Tom Brady, but no one else has Tom Brady either. So you bring in the necessary pieces to still help you compete and make sure the team is playing good ball.”

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.