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#8 Dean Patterson IV

Exp  RookieAge  24Ht / Wt  6'2" · 200 lbCollege  Georgia Tech; Florida International; Findlay

Depth-chart placement

Current role

Placement

Depth

Room

Wide Receiver

Experience

ROOKIE UDFA

Last change

Updated 2026-08-11

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WR room context

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Dean Patterson IV holds the LWR · Depth spot in Tampa Bay Buccaneers’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LWR · StarterEmeka EgbukaStarter

LWR · BackupTed Hurst IIIBackup

LWR · DepthDean Patterson IVDepth

RWR · StarterJalen McMillanStarter

RWR · BackupTez JohnsonBackup

SWR · StarterChris Godwin Jr.Starter

SWR · BackupKameron JohnsonBackup

Background & career

Dean Patterson is a left wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 6'2", 200-pound receiver attended Georgia Tech. Patterson wears jersey number 8.

College

Georgia Tech; Florida International; FindlayHometownLutz, FL