The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made the playoffs in five consecutive seasons and have won the NFC South in each of the last four—despite some years where the division was notably uncompetitive.
Nonetheless, they’re coming off a 10-7 campaign in which they lost star wide receiver Chris Godwin for the season. After a Wild Card Round loss to the Washington Commanders, Tampa Bay is once again placing high hopes in Baker Mayfield to lead the way.
Mayfield is coming off a career year, completing 71.4% of his passes for 4,500 yards, 41 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions. He posted a 106.8 passer rating, and on Monday, the Buccaneers reacted to the NFL’s reveal that Mayfield has officially been ranked No. 50 on the NFL Top 100 list.
"LFB," Buccaneers posted. "@bakermayfield makes his Buccaneers debut on the Top 100 at 50."
LFB 👨🍳@bakermayfield makes his Buccaneers debut on the Top 100 at 5️⃣0️⃣ pic.twitter.com/y8gF1TC343
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) August 4, 2025
Bucs fans reacted to Mayfield debuting on the Top 100 list:
"he should’ve been top 20 are we serious," a fan said.
Someone else added, "Well deserved."
Another person wrote, "Dare I say top 6 QB."
"BAKER GONNA BAKE," one more fan commented.
Baker Mayfield has had a very interesting journey throughout the NFL since being drafted No. 1 overall by the Cleveland Browns in 2018.
He spent four seasons with the Browns before brief stints with the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams—moves many believed might signal the end of his time as a starting quarterback in the league.
However, Mayfield found his footing in Tampa Bay, where he’s since become the franchise quarterback and has played like it over his first two seasons with the organization
