Bucs Draft CB Biggers In Seventh Round |
![]() The Bucs have been coveting Western Michigan CB E.J. Biggers (GS Sports) |
The Buccaneers used their first of two seventh-round draft picks on Western Michigan cornerback E.J. Biggers on Sunday. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound Biggers, who visited the Bucs in April, logged seven interceptions during his collegiate career.
The 5-foot-11 180-pound Biggers is a player that has been on Tampa Bay’s radar since earlier in the offseason. He visited the Bucs on April 2.
A native of Miami Beach, Fla., Biggers ran a 4.35 40-yard dash at his pro day workout, where he turned in a 36-inch vertical jump. He’s a physical corner with good man coverage skills, which is required in new defensive coordinator Jim Bates’ scheme.
Biggers recorded 136 career tackles, six tackles for loss, seven interceptions and 19 passes defensed. He was overshadowed by Western Michigan safety Louis Delmas, who selected by Detroit with the first pick of the second round on Saturday.
A three-year starter, Delmas is considered a great athlete and has spent time on offense, throwing a pair of passes off reverses, including a 76-yard touchdown against Cincinnati in 2006. He also blocked a kick, returned six punts for 48 yards, returned 11 kicks for 170 yards and is expected to initially compete for a roster spot on special teams while he learns Tampa Bay’s defensive scheme.
Biggers joins Aqib Talib, Ronde Barber, Elbert Mack, Greg Fassit, Kyle Arrington and Torrie Cox in Tampa Bay’s stable of cornerbacks.
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dm4bucs
6:04pm, April 26, 2009
chuckbville
6:06pm, April 26, 2009
wooleycollins
6:08pm, April 26, 2009
1bucfanjeff
6:10pm, April 26, 2009
pinkstob
6:11pm, April 26, 2009
bpirate
6:15pm, April 26, 2009
Nick
Reynolds and Flynn, do you guys think these two young guys will get a shot at battling Ronde for a starting position in Bates new defense?
6:16pm, April 26, 2009
pinkstob
6:23pm, April 26, 2009
pinkstob
6:29pm, April 26, 2009
JDouble
6:32pm, April 26, 2009
mjmoody
6:35pm, April 26, 2009
bucfan47
6:41pm, April 26, 2009
JDouble
6:46pm, April 26, 2009
bucfan47
Stroughter ran almost a 4.6 40 at the combine.
6:48pm, April 26, 2009
bucfan47
I think Torrie Cox can beat this kid out.
6:50pm, April 26, 2009
bucfan47
6:52pm, April 26, 2009
bucman23
6:52pm, April 26, 2009
1bucfanjeff
http://draftguys.com/index.php/articles/dgtv_1/sammie_stroughter_video1/
6:55pm, April 26, 2009
MAGICBUCSSOX
7:26pm, April 26, 2009
orlandobucsfan
7:28pm, April 26, 2009
bucfan47
7:34pm, April 26, 2009
termig8r
9:06pm, April 26, 2009
manilavanilla
9:45pm, April 26, 2009
jrwilson85
10:23pm, April 26, 2009
Pewterpain
10:59pm, April 26, 2009
bucfan47
If a 5th, 6th, or two 7th rounders make your squad, is that really saying alot.
There are teams out there that drafted players that late that realistically have no shot at making their squads. It's about talent and depth, and some teams just have alot of talent across the board.
We don't have that problem across the board, especially on the D-Line which I'm still somewhere between utterly and bumfounded that we went the way we did in this draft on defense.
It's hard to understand what's going on...I'm trying, but again, between Tampa, Oakland, and Denver, I got nothing.
And I'm starting to lose faith in PR just a little bit. I love the truth and honesty in their reporting but they go along with too many selections....
And something else, I have no reason whatsoever to promote Sirius Radio and the NFL channel 124 but let me say this...If you're a football fan and you don't have Sirius Radio, for the past five years you have literally missed out. I would encourage all of you to not walk, but RUN to the nearest store and get one. The best football talk, the most knowledgeable, the most indepth I've ever seen in my life. And that's not being biased. Plus I would love to hear some of you call in from time to time. There are not near as many Bucs fans as anyone else.
7:43pm, April 27, 2009
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