The Bucs are back at Raymond James Stadium Sunday afternoon, hosting the Washington Commanders to kick off the 2024 season. Tampa Bay comes in as favorites over Washington and rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, but Todd Bowles’ defense will be without a key piece as it looks to get off to a good start in Week 1.

Of course, we’re talking about second-year defensive lineman Calijah Kancey, who was added to the injury report Friday with a calf injury and later downgraded to out for the game. In addition to Kancey, here are the Bucs’ inactives for Sunday’s season opener against the Commanders:

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— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) September 8, 2024

Bucs DT Logan Hall – Photo by: USA Today

The other significant inactive for Tampa Bay is also on the defensive line, as third-year lineman Logan Hall is also missing Sunday’s matchup. Hall is dealing with a foot injury.

Kancey and Hall are the big misses, and they’re joined on the inactives list by a host of younger players including preseason standout Jose Ramirez as well as rookies Tyrek Funderburk and Devin Culp.

Perhaps the only notable takeaway from the list outside of Kancey and Hall being absent for the game is the fact that Tampa Bay opted to dress Markees Watts over Ramirez. Of course, Watts does play on special teams, which gives him an edge come gamedays. And with Yaya Diaby cleared to return to action, Ramirez finds himself on the outside looking in with regard to the gameday roster.

Commanders Rookie Will Not Get A Homecoming vs. Bucs

On the other side, the Commanders’ inactives list is headlined by wide receiver Noah Brown and rookie defensive tackle Johnny Newton.

#WASvsTB inactives:

— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) September 8, 2024

Illinois DT Johnny Newton – Photo courtesy of Illinois

Brown being inactive hurts Washington’s depth at receiver, which is tough for Daniels as he makes his first regular season start. He’ll still have Terry McLaurin, Zach Ertz, Olamide Zaccheaus and rookies Luke McCaffrey and Ben Sinnott, though.

Not having Newton, a second-round pick in the 2024 Draft, hurts up front to an extent. But it also has to be tough for the rookie on a personal level, as he’ll miss the chance to make his NFL debut in a homecoming. The former Illinois standout was born in St. Petersburg and played his high school football at Clearwater Central Catholic, so a debut at Raymond James Stadium would’ve been a special moment for the 22-year-old. Instead, he’ll miss out.

Tampa Bay and Washington are set to kick off at 4:25 p.m. ET.