This draft class is particularly deep in three need areas for the Buccaneers:
1. Defensive front four
2. Running back
3. Interior O-line
The below prospects all have a chance to be top 100 picks
Running Backs:
Saquon Barkley (Penn State)
Rashaad Penny (San Diego State)
Sony Michel (Georgia)
Derrius Guice (LSU)
Ronald Jones II (USC)
Kerryon Johnson (Auburn)
Nick Chubb (Georgia)
Royce Freeman (Oregon)
Interior Offensive Linemen
Quenton Nelson (G, Notre Dame)
Billy Price (C/G, Ohio State)
Will Hernandez (G, UTEP)
Isaiah Wynn (G, Georgia)
Frank Ragnow (C, Arkansas)
Braden Smith (G, Auburn)
Coleman Shelton (C, Washington)
Austin Corbett (G, Nevada)
Sean Welsh (G, Iowa)
Wyatt Teller (G, Vrginia Tech)
Cole Madison (G, Washington State)
Defensive Front Four
Edge
Bradley Chubb (North Carolina St)
Marcus Davenport (UTSA)
Arden Key (LSU)
Sam Hubbard (Ohio State)
Dorance Armstrong Jr (Kansas)
Harold Landry (Boston College)
Duke Ejiofor (Wake Forest)
Hercules Mata'afa (Washington State)
Jalyn Holmes (Ohio State)
Marcell Frazier (Missouri)
Josh Sweat (Florida State)
Lorenzo Carter (Georgia)
Tyquan Lewis (Ohio State)
DT
Da'Ron Payne (Alabama)
Taven Bryan (Florida)
Maurice Hurst Jr (Michigan)
Vita Vea (Washington)
Tim Settle (Virginia Tech)
Harrison Phillips (Stanford)
Derrick Nnadi (Florida State)
Lowell Lotulelei (Utah)
If the top three players at each of the Bucs position of need are off the board, there is plenty of depth to theoretically trade down while adding talent and additional picks.
1. DE Bradley Chubb
2. G Quenton Nelson
3. RB Saquon Barkley
In this scenario the Bucs trade its first pick number seven overall to the Bills for 21st, 22nd, and 53rd Overall picks in the 2018 NFL Draft along with 2019 3rd Round Pick.
21. DE Marcus Davenport
22. DT Taven Bryan
38. G/C Billy Price
53. S DeShon Elliott
69. RB Rashaad Penny
110. CB Mike Hughes
145. DE Olasunkanmi Adeniyi
184. OT Alex Cappa
207. RB Chase Edmonds
