The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have played three games this season without wide receiver Chris Godwin and two games without wide receiver Mike Evans. In Week Six, they will be without both Evans and Godwin, the two leading pass-catchers in franchise history. Godwin sustained a fibula injury last Sunday in Seattle and Evans is dealing with a hamstring strain. In addition, running back Bucky Irving, who led the Buccaneers and all NFL rookies last season with 1,514 yards from scrimmage, will be sidelined for a third straight game with foot and shoulder ailments.
For the second week in a row, every player on the Bucs' inactive list is made up entirely of players who were already ruled out for the game on Friday's injury report. That includes the cornerback duo of Zyon McCollum and Benjamin Morrison; however, cornerback Jamel Dean, who missed the Week Five game in Seattle with a hip injury, is back in action against the 49ers. Safety Christian Izien also returns after missing two games with a quad injury.
The Buccaneers and 49ers submitted their list of inactives at 2:55 p.m. ET on Sunday, 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff of their Week Six meeting at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The Buccaneers elevated running back Owen Wright from their practice squad for the game and thus had to name six inactives to get down to the game-day limit of 48. The 49ers elevated defensive lineman Trevis Gipson from their practice squad for the game, meaning they also had to name six players inactive.
The 49ers will be without wide receivers Ricky Pearsall and Jordan Watkins due to injury but are getting wideout Jauan Jennings back after he missed their Week Five game against the Los Angeles Rams. Quarterback Mac Jones will get his fourth start of the season as Brock Purdy was not cleared to return from his toe injury.
BUCCANEERS INACTIVES
- WR Mike Evans
- WR Chris Godwin Jr.
- RB Bucky Irving
- CB Zyon McCollum
- CB Benjamin Morrison
- RB Josh Williams
All six players on the Bucs' inactive list are out due to injury.
49ERS INACTIVES
- DL Yetur Gross-Matos
- RB Jordan James
- LB Nick Martin
- WR Ricky Pearsall
- QB Brock Purdy
- WR Jordan Watkins
Gross-Matos, Pearsall, Purdy and Watkins are out due to injury.
