Marcell Frazier | West | 4-3 DE | Missouri
The Bucs’ highest priority this offseason is getting better in the trenches, specifically the defensive trenches – pass rushers, to be exact.
Frazier, a former transfer player from the College of the Siskiyous, is a Portland, Oregon native who saw his production increase with each year he was with the Missouri Tigers. He recorded 8.5 sacks in his first year as a full-time starter in 2016, and recorded seven sacks, but 15 tackles for loss this past year during his senior campaign.
Listed at 6-foot-5, 265 pounds, Frazier is a big-bodied defensive end who uses strength and a variety of pass rush moves, including a rip move and a spin move, to get beyond defenders. He doesn’t have elite quickness like other, smaller edge players may have, but for a bigger, 4-3 defensive end, a good week for him could get his name on some boards for the middle rounds.
Trevor Sikkema is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat reporter and NFL Draft analyst for PewterReport.com. Sikkema, an alumnus of the University of Florida, has covered both college and professional football for much of his career. As a native of the Sunshine State, when he's not buried in social media, Sikkema can be found out and active, attempting to be the best athlete he never was. Sikkema can be reached at: [email protected]
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