Josh Williams is listed at RB on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster checked September 20, 2026. The official source lists the roster status as Practice squad (DEV).
The details below are dated roster facts. Roster status, practice participation, and game-day availability are different; this profile does not turn one into another.
Selected report: Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Practice squad · Season 2026
| Observation window | Record date | Team | Roster status | Effective date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2026 · Week 4 | Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Practice squad | Not supplied | Weekly roster |
| Season 2026 · Week 3 | Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Practice squad | Not supplied | Weekly roster |
| Season 2026 · Week 2 | Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Practice squad | Not supplied | Weekly roster |
| Season 2026 · Week 1 | Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Active roster | Not supplied | Weekly roster |
| Dated observation | Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT Observed | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Practice squad | Not supplied | Dated roster |
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2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · Only recorded categories appear.
| Kickoff returns | Kickoff return yards | Yards per kickoff return |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 | 47.0 |
These are recorded player totals for the stated season. An absent category is not a zero. Games played and career totals are not inferred. Browse player statistics
2026 regular season (weeks 1–1) · 1 supplied game records
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| Week | Matchup | KR Yds | Ret |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TB at CIN L 27–33 | 47 | 1 |
Regular-season records. Totals use each recorded season once, even when team splits and a combined row are both shown. Rates are recalculated from the counted totals. A dash means a value is missing or cannot be calculated reliably; these records do not establish complete career coverage. The current-season row is as of the update time above and can differ from the season statistics section, which adds up box scores through the latest recorded final.
| Season | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | FUM | LST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TB | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | TB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Recorded total | 1 known team | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Team | GP | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | SACK | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TB | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Recorded total | 1 known team | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Todd Bowles put the Pro Bowl safety's absence at two to four weeks, which takes him out of Thursday night's game in Dallas as Tampa Bay tries to avoid an 0–5 start.
The third-year linebacker had a sack and an interception before going down untouched in the third quarter, and Green Bay now turns to Isaiah McDuffie and Ty'Ron Hopper ahead of the Bears' visit.
Todd Bowles named the undrafted quarterback his Week 5 starter after a 17–14 loss to Green Bay, with Baker Mayfield’s dislocated thumb still keeping him out.
