The Tampa Bay Buccaneers found lightning in a bottle when they signed wide receiver Deven Thompkins as an undrafted free agent out of Utah State in 2022.
Undersized but explosive, Thompkins was highly productive for the Aggies, but his small stature likely contributed to him not being selected in the 2022 NFL draft. The Bucs wisely snatched him up after the draft, and appear to have found themselves a bargain.
He’s delivered flashes of brilliance for the Bucs over the past two seasons, and he’s still hard at work trying to improve his route-running skills, as evidenced by this video that surfaced on social media this week:
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— RouteGod (@RouteGod) March 20, 2024
Behind veteran leaders like Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, as well as fellow young speedster Trey Palmer, Thompkins should once again have plenty of chances to show off his explosiveness during the 2024 season.
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