READ-OPTION: PICK A DRAFT

With the Combine finishing up this week, I thought it would be a good idea to bring back a this-or-that draft class option. I’ll probably do another one either next week or the week after as the free agency period unfolds.

Knowing what we know from the advanced athletic metrics in the PSAR scores for each position and measuring them up with what the Bucs need, it’s shaping up to be exactly the kind of offseason that could propel Tampa Bay into that ever-elusive playoff spot.

For this exercise, you can apply whatever knowledge you want, and you can explain yourself in the comments below. If you’re choosing one draft class over another because you think the team will make a potential signing in free agency, make that known when you submit your pick as a comment.

Taking talent at the top, depth at each position, positional importance, and the team’s needs into account, here are the two draft classes you have to choose from:

Choice A features the man we put under the microscope in David Njoku. He would be teaming up with Cam Brate over the middle in an attempt to get more dynamic and create more mismatches form the single-back and FLEX spots. The haul also includes the addition of wide receiver Zay Jones in the second round. Getting him that late might be a stretch, but if teams still like their pass rushers and want to grab offensive linemen before they’re all gone due to scarcity of the class, it could happen. Jordan Willis is a man with a lot of production and now a lot known of athleticism. Gallman is an underrated do-it-all running back, and Shelton Gibson, though he tested poorly, has shown he can stretch the field on tape.

Choice B gives the Buccaneers the most athletic prospect in the entire 2017 draft class, Obi Melifonwu. Melifonwu’s Combine numbers are comparable to that of Calvin Johnson and Julio Jones (which is crazy). He can play either safety or corner in the NFL, and with the NFC South deep with playmakers on offense, a player with equal athleticism on defense would go a long way. Following Melifonwu would be the Aggies connection of Josh Reynolds. Reynolds’ performance since the Senior Bowl should make him an early Day 2 pick. Kpassagnon is the most intriguing prospects this year. A 6-foot-7 as a defensive end, his potential is through the roof, but the question is whether or not he can he get enough leverage at that height to win in the NFL? Brian Hill was a flashy guy at Wyoming with the ball in is hands.

And speaking of hands, Michael Roberts has some big ones, the biggest in the class at 11 and a half inches.

Those oven mitts helped Roberts lead the nation in touchdowns for a tight end this year, and we know the Bucs have talked to him multiple times.

So which will it be? Choice A or Choice B? (That rhymed!)