Another day, another set of mock drafts.
We’ve seen both Daniel Jeremiah’s and Mel Kiper Jr.’s mocks this week, and while each expert predicted the Bucs would address needs on offense, they differed on which player would be selected.
Today, we have three mock drafts from CBS Sports’ draft experts, and again, the Bucs’ selection is all over the place, with each analyst going a different route.
Ryan Wilson believes Tampa Bay will take linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson out of LSU:
“The Bucs’ 2019 draft class was defense-heavy and the results were immediate; the unit was the No. 5 defense in the league but the D-line could look completely different next season; Ndamukong Suh, Jason Pierre-Paul and Rakeem Nunez-Roches are all soon-to-be free agents. Chaisson will need to add 10 pounds to his frame but he’s already an explosive, disruptive presence off the edge.”
Chris Trapasso think the selection at 14 will be Alabama safety Xavier McKinney:
“More youthful secondary pieces for the Buccaneers, a team with a defense no one wanted to play down the stretch. McKinney does everything well.”
Josh Edwards is the only analyst who thinks the selection will be one for the offense, as he predicts the Bucs taking Mekhi Becton
“Becton is a large human being and it shocks people how well he moves for his size. There are some aspects of his game that need to be cleaned up but the sky is the limit. Tampa Bay adds some talent on the edge.”
It’ll be interesting to see where Becton actually goes come draft time. Mel Kiper’s mock had him going No. 10 to the Cleveland Browns, while Jeremiah had Becton going as high as No. 4 to the New York Giants.
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