Kevin Szafraniec pushed Sean Tucker as a 19th-round dart who could turn into a weekly starter. He believes Tampa Bay’s new OC will stick with Liam Cohen’s run-heavy blueprint and eventually form a committee that marginalizes Rashad White. Tucker already grades out well in pass protection— the one trait that keeps White on the field— and Szafraniec called Tucker 'explosive' enough to force a timeshare while offering more juice than Bucky Irving. Because of that pass-pro plus burst combo, Szafraniec is ramping up exposure, predicting 2025 could be the season Rashad White ‘falls off’ with Tucker siphoning both early-down and third-down snaps.

Matthew Freedman said Sean Tucker is worth holding after Rachaad White left last week’s preseason game with a groin issue and Todd Bowles publicly stated the Buccaneers "need to give Sean Tucker the ball more." Freedman noted Tucker’s Guillotine Leagues ADP jumped 16 spots to 221.6, yet he remains behind Bucky Irving on the depth chart, so managers should treat him as a contingency play rather than chase-the-ceiling starter.

Jakob Sanderson argued that Sean Tucker is simply "better at the game" than Rashad White and therefore has a realistic chance to seize the majority of Tampa Bay’s backfield work once he is on the field. Sanderson reminded listeners that Tucker actually out-scored Bucky Irving in each back’s first career start, illustrating the talent gap he sees on tape. With White currently dinged-up, Sanderson expects coaches to give Tucker an expanded snap share; if Tucker flashes, he believes that will snowball into even more future touches. Because the Buccaneers have historically consolidated touches when a runner separates, Sanderson views Tucker as a high-upside stash in best-ball and high-stakes season-long formats.

Davis Mattek backed Sean Tucker as the Buccaneers runner to stash, stating Tucker is simply better at football than Rashad White. Mattek believes that once Tucker starts eating into White’s snap share the coaches will keep rewarding him with more work, a snow-ball effect that could flip the depth chart. The takeaway: draft or add Tucker cheaply now and temper expectations for White’s 2024 workload.

Josh highlighted that Rashad White is now dealing with a groin injury while Sean Tucker looked explosive in the preseason game that Bucky Irving sat out. Tucker flashed similar burst in limited work last year and ran effectively again, reinforcing that Tampa may view him as the next-man-up runner if White’s specialized passing-down skill set is compromised. Given the coaching staff’s willingness to ride the hot hand and the lack of proven depth behind White, Josh recommended stashing Tucker in best ball drafts and deep season-long leagues as an immediate injury hedge with three-down upside.

With Rachaad White leaving early and Tyjae Spears suffering a high-ankle sprain, Mattek called this "a huge arrow up" for Sean Tucker. He added that Tampa’s new coaching staff has long favored Tucker and could let him leapfrog White on the depth chart if White is inactive for Week 1. Fantasy managers should stash or late-draft Tucker as a potential opening-day starter in the Buccaneers backfield.

Best Ball Guy flagged Sean Tucker as an ideal round-18 swing when you already have exposure to Rashad White. White is entering the season with a groin issue, and the tout noted Tucker “looked pretty explosive” in limited work last year. If White’s injury hampers him, Tucker would be first in line for early-down carries in Tampa Bay’s backfield, giving him rare late-round spike-week potential.

Candayman warned drafters to quit taking Sean Tucker, bluntly stating that Tucker "gets cut next week" and calling late-round clicks on him a waste. He noted that Tampa already has Rashad White firmly entrenched and that Tucker offers little path to meaningful touches even if White misses time. In Candayman’s opinion, managers should reallocate those final-round bullets to backs with a clearer runway to the 53-man roster and real contingency value.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound labeled Sean Tucker one of his favorite final-round darts in 20-round best-ball drafts. He likes Tucker’s 4.37 speed and 79th-percentile burst as an injury-contingent bet behind workhorse Rachaad White, noting Tucker handled double-digit touches in Weeks 16–17 last season when the depth chart thinned out. Pat pointed out Tampa Bay’s playoff schedule features two bottom-eight run defenses (Carolina and Dallas), giving Tucker a realistic path to a money-week spike if White misses even a single game. Because the final roster spot is better spent on a player who can jump to 15-plus touches with one ankle tweak in front of him, Pat prefers Tucker over redundant WR or TE fliers that rarely crack lineups.