Reach | Vanderbilt RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn to Tampa Bay Buccaneers, No. 76 overall
The Bucs started the 2020 NFL Draft with a pair of great selections in Iowa OT Tristan Wirfs and SAF Antoine Winfield Jr., but they just couldn’t keep the good times rolling with their round selection. There’s no doubt that they needed to get a RB out of this draft, but selecting Vaughn ahead of Utah’s Zack Moss is a questionable decision.
Vaughn is a strong, tough runner that takes on contact at a high level. He didn’t have much to work with at Vanderbilt, and often created yards after contact. He was certainly one of their best players on offense. He’s a downhill physical runner that loves to run the ball right up the middle. Vaughn is an average-at-best athlete that lacks dynamic qualities.
They used him as a check-down option in the passing game, which is key to his fit in this new-look Buccaneers offense. We all know how much new Bucs QB Tom Brady loves to involve his running backs in the passing game, so the fit is actually pretty decent here. We just have some serious questions about the value.