More than any other sport the hype around the NFL Draft is second to none. The amount of WTF moments from fans on Draft Day is half the fun. Many more times than naught are fans left bewildered by their teams draft selection. Who here saw Mark Barron or Michael Clayton or Aqib Talib coming when they were taken. So I've come up with 3 names that aren't exactly household names that could end up on the Bucs roster on May 8th. Now all this is conjecture because I'm predicting that Clowney, Mack, Watkins and the 3 OT are off the board by the 7th pick. Yes, no QB getting selected in picks 1-6. 1. CJ Mosley - ILB - Alabama - With Lovie Smith in charge at OBP now Bucs fans have to at least consider CJ Mosley. Lovie Smith has excelled with outstanding LB's when he was in Chicago. Drafting Mosley would allow the Bucs to move the coverage liability Mason Foster to the outside. Foster would be the primary OLB that pushes the Tampa 2 flow back towards David and Mosley.2. Justin Gilbert - CB - Oklahoma State - On the surface Cornerback wouldn't be an immediate need for the Bucs with the signings of Verner, Moore and Jenkins. Also consider the Bucs already have Jonathan Banks and CB would seem unlikely. We've all read that Lovie Smith places a high value on the Nickel CB position and drafting Gilbert would bring competition between he and Banks. Loser gets the Nickel spot. That leaves Moore and Jenkins to battle for a roster spot as much needed quality depth. The wildcard factor with Gilbert is he is a quality Kick/Punt returner that the Bucs need badly. Could drafting Gilbert be the reason the Bucs didn't put on the full court press to sign Devin Hester? 3. Zach Martin - OT/G - Notre Dame - I'm sure this will raise a few eyebrows and garner a few laughs I'm sure. Martin is solid and versatile road grader of an OT. He can play either tackle or guard position and can also sub in at C in case of injury. Now I'm sure there will be talk that taking the 4th ranked OT at #7 is not taking the BPA that Licht has been preaching. The thing is we fans don't really know what the Professionals think when it comes to prospects. We only know what the talking heads tell us. Drafting Martin makes sense because he'd add depth and competition along the OL.
