Bucs Will Definitely Draft One of These Guys

by ZBW on Mar 12, 2009 10:09 AM EDT Comment 8 comments

Who do you want it to be? Who do you think it will be?

TIER III: Top-20 worthy

Player	Position	School	HT	WT	40	Grade
Aaron Maybin	DE	Penn State	6-3¾	249	4.89	94
Mark Sanchez	QB	USC	6-2⅛	227	5.00	94
Malcolm Jenkins	CB	Ohio State	6-0⅛	204	4.59	94
Andre Smith	OT	Alabama	6-4	332	--	94
Tyson Jackson	DE	LSU	6-4⅛	296	5.00	93
Knowshon Moreno	RB	Georgia	5-10⅝	217	4.62	93
Percy Harvin	WR	Florida	5-11⅛	192	4.41	93

TIER IV: Mid-to-late first round

Player	Position	School	HT	WT	40	Grade
Rey Maualuga	ILB	USC	6-1¾	249	4.91	92
Michael Oher	OT	Mississippi	6-4½	309	5.35	92
Clay Matthews	OLB	USC	6-3⅛	240	4.67	92
Everette Brown	DE	Florida State	6-1½	256	4.73	92
Chris Wells	RB	Ohio State	6-1	235	4.59	92
Brandon Pettigrew	TE	Oklahoma State	6-5⅜	263	4.86	91
Robert Ayers	DE	Tennessee	6-3⅛	272	4.90	91
Brian Cushing	OLB	USC	6-2⅞	243	4.74	91
Vontae Davis	CB	Illinois	5-11⅛	203	4.49	91
Peria Jerry	DT	Mississippi	6-1¾	299	5.00	91
Darrius Heyward-Bey	WR	Maryland	6-0⅝	210	4.30	91
Josh Freeman	QB	Kansas State	6-5¾	248	4.97	91

Charts courtesy of Todd McShay with ESPN.com

Personally, I want the Bucs to draft Percy Harvin. I think he's actually a top 5-10 talent and has a chance to be a Reggie Bush type but even better. In one very-unfamiliar-to-the-Bucs-offense word: EXPLOSIVE.

With that said, there has been growing speculation that the Bucs will take Josh Freeman or Matt Sanchez, so if I had to guess who they will draft, I'd say one of those two guys.

I'd rather see the Bucs go for the best player available (who in my opinion would be Harvin if all of these guys were available at the Bucs pick) this year, and take their chances with in-house QBs this year. If it proves to be wrong, at the very least the Bucs will be in a good position to get one of next year's QB prospects (i.e. Bradford, McCoy, Tebow or even Snead or Clausen if they choose to leave early after big years).

Thoughts?

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BPA will be Alphonso Smith.

It’s no secret around here that I have a man crush on him and think he is going to be a pro-bowl caliber corner withing 3 seasons.

Regardless, it’s probably a moot point as I agree with you (Dominik will go Freeman or Sanchez…probably Freeman).

What I think WILL BE interesting which hasn’t been mentioned much is if Sanchez is still on the board and we take Freeman. That’s a PR nightmare for Dominik, however, it’s not like he hasn’t already created one.

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by UNFNOLE on Mar 12, 2009 10:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If that's the case...

…they have to go Sanchez. Although they probably won’t. Take a look at the article I linked to in the Freeman post. I’m not saying Sanchez will be a star, but he definitely has more to back up that possibility than Freeman.

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by The Bull Gator on Mar 12, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

please for the love of god dont take freeman

ill puke and i love alphonso smith also i gotta say go defense first and third round the other rounds who cares

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by dedman on Mar 13, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No way Rey Maualuga!

we need to replace our leader and they say maualuga is seriously the next ray lewis .. so swing him to outside linebacker they were gonna do it if we got Vilma !?

by the420bucsfan on Mar 12, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree

WE need to replace the best thing to happen to the Bucs since slice bread! We need to go LB here, regardless who it is, Let it be anyone of the LB USC has to offer, i live in So.Cali my entire life and i’m saying this now, all 3 of them (given the right system) have the talent to be great…

by shadowchicken on Mar 12, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't think Rey

has the ability to move outside.

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by UNFNOLE on Mar 12, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

then....

lets get matthews or cushing. either way i think we win.

by ogjoe on Mar 15, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Harvin Is small in weight but not in muscle 225IBS 27reps.

I like harvin or Alphonso Smith,and Cushing,I’ve seen smith in the off-season guarding santonio holmes,and anquan bolding down in south florida a couple of times.He will be the next Bob Sanders.

by MucBoiWill on Mar 16, 2009 9:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs