Garrett Greene Shows Comfort, Ability as WR for Buccaneers

As he continues to make the transition to wide receiver, Garrett Greene made a catch during practice that caught fire all over social media. He then added a couple in Saturday night’s preseason game.

It’s not that Greene made a circus catch or anything that would be called a highlight for a normal career receiver, but this catch shows his comfort level at his new position.

Garrett Greene being worked out at WR.

Looking like a natural fit!

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He then caught two passes for 22 yards in his preseason debut, including one for 13 yards.

WVU QB Garrett Greene is looking like a legit wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Bucs

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Greene only played quarterback at WVU, but if he’s going to have success in the NFL, it’s going to be as a wide receiver. With no assurances, Greene decided to begin the process of changing positions ahead of the NFL Draft.

After the game, Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said Greene’s transition from quarterback to wide receiver has gone very well. He even said he didn’t know Greene was that good of a punt returner and he does some things that they really like.

While he wasn’t drafted, he did land an opportunity as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And now with the season fast approaching, Greene is hoping he can impress the Buccaneers’ coaches enough to earn a roster spot.

Fortunately for Greene, he does have one familiar face on the Bucs’ staff in Blaine Stewart.

The Tallahassee, Fla. native played a little bit of receiver at the beginning of his Mountaineer career just to get on the field, last doing so in 2022. He caught four passes in 2022 for 32 yards. He also carried the ball a handful of times as a skill player.

In 2023 and 2024, Greene was WVU’s full-time starting quarterback, throwing for 2,706 yards and 31 touchdowns with 16 interceptions.

Greene’s greatest weapon, and the reason he could transition to receiver, has always been his legs. He topped 700 rushing yards in both of his seasons as WVU’s starter, scoring 19 rushing touchdowns in that time.

In total, Greene’s career stats with the Mountaineers were 5,370 passing yards, 36 passing touchdowns, 19 interceptions, 2,145 rushing yards and 28 rushing touchdowns.

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