McMillan caught all three targets, including Mayfield’s first pass of the day and a touchdown during red zone drills. The quarterback complimented McMillan for being “friendly at the top of his routes, attack[ing] the ball [and] catch[ing] with his hands.” The front office spent a third-round pick on McMillan after a sub-500-yard rookie season from Palmer, a 2023 sixth-round pick. Recurring MCL sprains hampered McMillan’s 2023 college season but he notably led the Huskies in 2022 targets (118) and receptions (79) as the team’s starting slot receiver, edging out 2024 first-round WR Rome Odunze, who caught 75 of his 110 targets. McMillan has a chance to unseat Palmer for the No. 3 role.

The deal should be worth roughly $5.7 million over four years. Tampa Bay got a few splash plays out of rookie wideout Trey Palmer last year but opted to add more firepower at receiver with McMillan in the third round. Chris Godwin is also entering the final year of his contract, opening a path for McMillan to see more playing time in 2025. For this year, it’s safe to assume he will be a rotational player and the clear WR3 at best, making him a better stash in dynasty and keeper leagues.

McMillan (6’1/197) is one of the bigger slot receivers in this year’s draft and brings two solid years of production to the table. After breaking out for 79-1098-9 in 2022, He underwhelmed with a line of 45-553-5 in 2023 and hit a four-week stretch where he drew just three targets while dealing with injury. For his career, McMillan caught just five of 25 contested targets and dropped more than eight percent of his targets over his final two years. The offensive scheme run at Washington made life easy for McMillan at times. He’ll need to prove that he can compete at the next level, where he’ll face much tighter coverage and less room to get open.