Bucs’ Best Bet – Rounds 1-3: Richmond QB Kyle Lauletta

Lauletta posted three 3,000-yard passing seasons in a row while his completion percentage improved from 61.6 percent in 2015 to 63 percent in 2016 to 64.9 percent last season. Additionally, his touchdown-to-interception ratio also improved. Lauletta threw 19 TDs and 15 INTs in his first full season as a starter and then jumped on NFL scouts’ radars with 24 scores and only eight picks as a junior. That margin held true as a senior when he tossed 28 TDs and 12 INTs. Lauletta, who was a team captain in his last two years with the Spiders, has developed into an accurate passer with good footwork and a better-than-average arm. It’s doubtful that the Bucs will spend a third-round pick or even a fourth-rounder on a quarterback, although the team is searching for a long-term answer at the backup QB spot, and it’s not Ryan Fitzpatrick, who turns 36, and likely not Ryan Griffin, either. Lauletta had an impressive Senior Bowl week and Bucs QBs coach Mike Bajakian attended his pro day at Richmond, so it’s a remote possibility.

Bucs’ Best Bet – Rounds 4-7: Washington State QB Luke Falk

Falk racked up some amazing stats playing in Washington State coach Mike Leach’s pass-happy offense completing 68.3 percent of his passes for 14,481 yards with 119 touchdowns and 39 interceptions as a three-year starter — Falk finished as the most prolific passer in PAC-12 history. After his sophomore and junior seasons, in which he threw for over 4,400 yards and 38 touchdowns in each season and led the Cougars to a bowl game in 2016, Falk struggled as a senior and passed for only 3,593 yards with 30 TDs and a career-high 13 INTs. Falk took a beating behind a shabby offensive line at Washington State and broke a bone in his wrist during his senior campaign. When he’s healthy and well protected, the 6-foot-4, 225-pound Falk is accurate and has an arm strong enough to hit all the throws in the NFL. From a size and arm strength standpoint, Falk checks the boxes for the Buccaneers. And in a draft that could feature as many as six quarterbacks going in the first round, Falk could slip down to fifth or sixth round where the Bucs might see value in taking him then.