The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ first official post-Tom Brady depth chart lists both Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask as the starting quarterback.
Mayfield is listed first on the chart released Tuesday, with their names separated by the word “or.”
Head coach Todd Bowles has said only that one of them will start Friday’s preseason opener against the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers, and the other will start on Aug. 19 at the New York Jets.
The word “or” shows how close the training camp competition is between the signal-callers vying to replace Brady, the retired seven-time Super Bowl champion.
Mayfield signed with Tampa Bay in March as the presumed starter after making three stops during a whirlwind 2022. After being traded from the Cleveland Browns to Carolina that offseason, he was 2-8 with 2,163 yards, 10 touchdown passes and eight interceptions with the Panthers and Los Angeles Rams.
Mayfield, 28, is 31-38 as a starter since being drafted with the No. 1 overall pick by Cleveland in 2018.
Trask, 25, has only appeared in one game since Tampa Bay drafted him in the second round in 2021. Last week, offensive coordinator Dave Canales said Trask had closed the gap on Mayfield with his performance in camp.