The Bucs fulfilled their round-one goal in last night’s NFL draft, coming away with one of this year’s top tackles in Iowa’s Tristan Wirfs. The athletic big man will be tasked with helping to protect Tom Brady, who now has his favorite target Rob Gronkowski to throw to.
But, if the Bucs are really going all-in on a championship run with Brady, then they’d be wise to use their pick in round two (No. 45 overall) on a running back. Only one back went in the first round and that was LSU’s Clyde Edwards-Helaire, going No. 32 to the Chiefs.
Tampa Bay could be in a position to draft Ohio State’s J.K. Dobbins, Georgia’s D’Andre Swift or Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor. Brady needs more help than just Ronald Jones in the backfield. The Bucs finding the right running back would be the NFL’s version of Thanos finding the last infinity stone. I don’t think they’ll trade up to get one like they did tonight for Wirfs, who was the last remaining big tackle still on the board when the Bucs took him. Still, I expect Tampa Bay to go running back at 45 before turning their attention to defense in round three. It should be another exciting few rounds tonight.
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