# River Wells: Wells expects rookie linebacker Josiah Trotter to eventually overtake SirVocea Dennis as the Buccaneers' starting linebacker during the preseason, given his camp play.

**Claimed:** Aug 11, 2026
**Pundit:** River Wells — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/river-wells
**Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/buccaneers/onsi/what-stands-out-from-the-buccaneers-first-unofficial-depth-chart-2026

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> it would be no surprise to see him overtake Dennis at some point this preseason

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Josiah Trotter to be 1st on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Josiah Trotter, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Josiah Trotter — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josiah-trotter
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/buccaneers

## What others said about the same people

- Jeremy Pargo on Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including an upset of the Colts by Washington in London and a Buccaneers win over the Packers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c480715-cdf3-4092-ac36-f7a4e338e2eb (scored 45.24)
- Bobby Kownack on Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including upsets by the Jets in Chicago and the Buccaneers over the Packers, plus the Jaguars at Cincinnati. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ab70bbf8-6373-48ac-af86-ce8d9da4da35 (scored 50)
- Seth Walder on Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Walder made a 'bold prediction' for each Week 4 game — including receiving and rushing yardage marks, sacks, an interception and a Dolphins upset — and picked final scores for all 15 games on the slate. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2136c2b6-89e5-4f73-ad78-28d4de9bb6be (scored 50)
- Richard Sherman on Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Sherman gave his own top five entering Week 4 with the 49ers first, then made picks in every Week 4 game, including upset calls for Carolina over Detroit (with a 36-31 scoreline), Tampa Bay over Green Bay, Washington over Indianapolis and Jacksonville over Cincinnati. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/955fb34c-41a3-4e87-817d-b29d2c000272 (scored 0)
- Bill Huber on Tampa Bay Buccaneers: After the Packers' 35-14 home loss to Atlanta, Huber revised his season forecast from 8-9 down to 5-12, going game-by-game through the remaining schedule and picking Green Bay to win only four more games (Dallas, Carolina, Minnesota, Miami). — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cf06cf1c-1e2e-49bc-9b69-065381a5eaa1 (scored 0)
- Bill Huber on Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Huber forecasts the Packers starting 3-4 through seven games — losing at Minnesota and Tampa Bay, beating the Jets and Falcons, losing to the Bears — and finishing the season with about eight wins. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2df248b5-ab27-436f-ae3f-7b2ccb53ade6 (scored 0)

## More depth chart calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- John Breech on Jameis Winston: Breech picked the Eagles to beat the Bears 23-16 on Monday night, and expected Jameis Winston to start at quarterback for the Giants in Week 4 against Arizona while newly acquired J.J. McCarthy gets up to speed. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a6e98531-b302-4613-b490-06830338ade7 (scored 100)
- Chris Roling on Drew Lock: Roling expects Sam Darnold's hip injury to keep him out, meaning Drew Lock will be Seattle's quarterback when the Chargers visit in Week 4. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8a070ae3-e756-45b8-bae4-0104e432653c (scored 0)
- Christian Booher on Blake Miller: Booher lays out the Lions' projected depth chart for their Week 4 game at Carolina, naming starters, backups and reserves at every position, and suggests safety Bishop Fitzgerald could make his debut. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/de49ff55-54a5-4410-ba7c-0b7e1f1a2f68 (scored 0)
- Carter Bahns on Shedeur Sanders: Bahns calls it reality that Shedeur Sanders will take over as Cleveland's starting quarterback by Week 4, with Deshaun Watson set to fail. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/18802de8-941e-4551-b6e3-df7a752020b6 (scored 0)
- Carter Bahns on Shedeur Sanders: A CBS Sports preseason overreaction column argues Shedeur Sanders will take over as Cleveland's starting quarterback by Week 4, that Ja'Kobi Lane has a real path to a No. 2 receiver role as a rookie, and that Kenneth Walker III is a legitimate lead back atop the Chiefs' depth chart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e82d31e3-169f-4419-a38c-ceaaa1d053a7 (scored 0)
- Garrett Podell on Case Keenum: Podell ranks all 32 current NFL starting quarterbacks entering Week 3 of the 2026 season, with Josh Allen first, Patrick Mahomes second and Case Keenum last. He also expects Kyler Murray and Michael Penix Jr. to return to action in Week 3 and Case Keenum to possibly start for the Bears. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0e92b59e-0dd1-43c3-80c1-6551a8b641ac (scored 100)

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