If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going to be competitive in 2023, they’re going to need significant contributions from their 2023 NFL draft class.
Thanks to a long list of key free agents on both sides of the ball, and a challenging salary cap situation that will prevent them from re-signing most of them, the Bucs will need this year’s crop of rookies to make an immediate impact if they want to compete for a third straight NFC South title.
Keeping their biggest areas of need in mind, here’s a look at some of the top prospects the Bucs should be targeting in the early rounds of the 2023 NFL draft: