2013 Prospects

[JDouble]

It's still early but I figured I'd start a general prospect thread for anyone to chime in on and share prospects they like for the Bucs in next year's draft. Also, I wanted to share a link to a very cool free site that offers breakdowns and video highlight/lowlights of many prospects. Enjoy!

http://draftbreakdown.com/rankings

[bucsquad]

Wow they have Jordan at 1 at their rankings.

I like Jordan Poyer in the 2nd.

[Tampa-Two]

Looked like a good site untill i checked the RB rankings. They have Montee Ball as the 12th ranked RB. Thats just absurd, he will be a 1st round draft pick!

[bucsquad]

If we make the playoffs do we look at adding another weapon to the offense? someone like Eifert or Austin, Though Austin is more of a 2nd round pick.

[Tampa-Two]

If we make the playoffs do we look at adding another weapon to the offense? someone like Eifert or Austin, Though Austin is more of a 2nd round pick.

Austin as in Tavon Austin? I like him but haven't Jock Sanders and Noel Devine shown that the WVU smurfs don't work in the NFL. Austin is smaller than both of them.

[bucsquad]

If we make the playoffs do we look at adding another weapon to the offense? someone like Eifert or Austin, Though Austin is more of a 2nd round pick.

Austin as in Tavon Austin? I like him but haven't Jock Sanders and Noel Devine shown that the WVU smurfs don't work in the NFL. Austin is smaller than both of them.

That's true but I think he is better than those two. I'm not a fan of drafting him, would like to use a later pick on a versatile WR/KR.

[yuccaneers]

Here are the prospects I've been keeping tabs on. (*) represents underclassmen. Broken down by position.

Defensive Ends
Bjoern Werner Florida State*
Damontre Moore Texas A&M*
Sam Montgomery LSU*
Cornellius Carradine Florida State
Alex Okafor Texas
Quanterus Smith Western Kentucky
Ezekiel Ansah BYU
Devin Taylor South Carolina
David Bass Missouri Western State

Defensive Tackles
Kawann Short Purdue
Bennie Logan LSU*
Brent Russell Georgia Southern
Chris Jones Bowling Green
Larry Black Indiana
Kapron Lewis-Moore Notre Dame

Middle Linebacker
Manti Te’o Notre Dame
Michael Mauti Penn State
Jon Bostic Florida
Kevin Red**CENSORED** North Carolina
AJ Kline Iowa State
Kiko Alonso Oregon

Outside Linebacker
Arthur Brown Kansas State
Jonathan Brown Illinois*
Kyle Van Noy BYU*
Khaseem Greene Rutgers
Gerald Hodges Penn State
Jelani Jenkins Florida*
Sio Moore Connecticut
Jake Knott Iowa State
Jamie Collins Southern Miss

Cornerbacks
Johnthan Banks Mississippi State
Dee Milliner Alabama*
Xavier Rhodes Florida State*
Logan Ryan Rutgers*
Bradley Roby Ohio State*
Jordan Poyer Oregon State
Leon McFadden San Diego State
B.W. Webb William & Merry
Blidi Wreh-Wilson Connecticut

Safety
Phillip Thomas Fresno State
Shawn Williams Georgia
Shamarko Thomas Syracuse
Don Jones Arkansas State
Rontez Miles California (PA)

Offensive Tackle
Luke Joeckel Texas A&M*
Brennan Williams North Carolina
Jake Matthews Texas A&M*
Dallas Thomas Tennessee
Oday Aboushi Virginia
Rick Wagner Wisconsin
Mark Jackson Glenville State
Brian Winters Kent State

Guard
Barrett Jones Alabama
Hugh Thornton Illinois
Braden Hansen BYU
John Sullen Auburn

Center
Khaled Holmes Southern Cal
Braxston Cave Notre Dame
Mario Benavides Louisville

Tight Ends
Tyler Eifert Notre Dame*
Gavin Escobar San Diego State*
Jake Stoneburner Ohio State
Ryan Otten San Jose State
Philip Lutzenkirchen Auburn

Wide Receiver
Ryan S**CENSORED**e Texas A&M
Quinton Patton Louisiana Tech
Kenny Stills Oklahoma

Running Back
Monte Ball Wisconsin
Christine Michael Texas A&M
Kenjon Barner Oregon
Knile Davis Arkansas

Quarterback
Zac Dysert Miami (OH)
Brad Sorensen Southern Utah

[3rd String Kicker]

If I made a list, it would be all corner backs. Maybe a few corner backs who can return kicks.

[chad1336]

Here would be my mock:
1.  Johnthan Banks
2.  Jordan Poyer
3.  Datone Jones
4a.  OL/TE
4b.  TE/OL

Another option would be:

1.  Dion Jordan (I think he's good, but I don't think he's going to go top 10)
2.  Jordan Poyer/David Amerson
3.  Micah Hyde
4.  same as above

[JDouble]

Looked like a good site untill i checked the RB rankings. They have Montee Ball as the 12th ranked RB. Thats just absurd, he will be a 1st round draft pick!

I think after this weeks great performance his stock will skyrocket, but I've been watching him on several sites and I haven't seen him ranked higher than the 7th best RB anywhere. I don't understand why, I think he's obviously great....but he just hasn't been ranked high by anyone until this week.

[Tampa-Two]

Looked like a good site untill i checked the RB rankings. They have Montee Ball as the 12th ranked RB. Thats just absurd, he will be a 1st round draft pick!

I think after this weeks great performance his stock will skyrocket, but I've been watching him on several sites and I haven't seen him ranked higher than the 7th best RB anywhere. I don't understand why, I think he's obviously great....but he just hasn't been ranked high by anyone until this week.

He should have won the Heisman last season. He is the definition of BEAST.

[XFactor]

Looked like a good site untill i checked the RB rankings. They have Montee Ball as the 12th ranked RB. Thats just absurd, he will be a 1st round draft pick!

I think after this weeks great performance his stock will skyrocket, but I've been watching him on several sites and I haven't seen him ranked higher than the 7th best RB anywhere. I don't understand why, I think he's obviously great....but he just hasn't been ranked high by anyone until this week.

He should have won the Heisman last season. He is the definition of BEAST.

Weak RB class, glad we got one this year. Don't be surprised if there's not one drafted in the first round  in 2013.

[cwintermans]

Zach Ertz TE from stanford could be a solid 2nd rounder

[bucsquad]

Zach Ertz TE from stanford could be a solid 2nd rounder

I like him, had a great TD vs. oregon.

[jhop88]

Love Ertz...regarding Austin, yea, he's tiny, but did you guys see what he did Sat night lining up as a RB? Also, Austin may be the answer at returner.

In regards to this team's need in the offseason, I'm going in order of need, CB x2, TE, OLB, RB, FS, KR/PR.