BUCS’ BEST BET AT WR (EARLY 1-3)

WR Chris Godwin – Penn State – Junior – 6-1, 209 – 4.42

The Bucs are expected to draft another receiver to groom behind Pro Bowler Mike Evans and the newly acquired DeSean Jackson and could select Godwin in the second round. With a nice mix of size and speed, Godwin, who was at One Buc Place recently on a pre-draft visit, recorded 2,404 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns during his Nittany Lions career, including 59 catches for 982 yards and 11 touchdowns last season. Godwin had nine 100-yard games at Penn State, including hitting the century mark and scoring at least one touchdown in all three bowl games. He saved his best for last with a nine-catch, 187-yard, two-touchdown performance in a 52-49 loss to USC in the Rose Bowl. The Bucs like Godwin’s maturity, blocking ability and the fact that he scored touchdowns against some of the best DBs, including Ohio State’s Gaeron Conley and USC’s Adoreé Jackson. Godwin is a starting caliber receiver that should have the chance to start early in his career.

West Virginia WR Shelton Gibson – Photo by: Getty Images

BUCS’ BEST BET AT WR (LATE 4-7)

WR Shelton Gibson – West Virginia – Junior – 5-11, 191 – 4.42

If the Bucs don’t draft a wide receiver on the first two days, they could be looking for one early on Day 3. Gibson has great speed and was tested at 4.42 in the 40-yard dash after running a disappointing time of 4.5 at the NFL Scouting Combine. Gibson was one of the nation’s best deep threats over the past two years, recording 37 catches for 887 yards (24 avg.) and nine touchdowns as a sophomore and 43 receptions for 951 yards (22.1 avg.) and eight scores as a junior. Gibson overcame a tendency to drop too many passes in 2015 with a much better season last year. He has game-breaking speed and the ability to go deep or to take short passes to the house with his run-after-catch ability. Gibson is a very confident, competitive and fiery player that would mesh well with Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston. With a 24.9 avg. on kick returns, including a TD against Baylor in 2015, Gibson could not only help out the Bucs in three- or four-wide receiver sets as a rookie, but also in the kick return game. With Gibson’s speed and improving hands and route-running ability, he could be the heir apparent to DeSean Jackson in a few years.