In simply over per week the Bucs, together with the remainder of the NFL, will descend upon Cell, Alabama for the Reese’s Senior Bowl. There over 70 seniors from applications throughout the faculty soccer panorama will make but one final case for elevating their draft inventory forward of the 2023 NFL Draft. The Senior Bowl has lengthy been a showcase the Bucs have taken significantly, as they’ve drafted attendees of the showcase closely through the years.
Present Bucs Who Attended The Senior Bowl
The present Bucs roster has 9 gamers who as soon as dedicated to the Senior Bowl. That features 5 of the eight gamers the Bucs chosen simply this previous 12 months. These picks have been defensive lineman Logan Corridor and offensive guard Luke Goedeke within the second spherical, working again Rachaad White within the third spherical, punter Jake Camarda within the fourth spherical and nook again Zyon McCollum within the fifth spherical.
In 2021, linebacker Okay.J. Britt was chosen within the fifth spherical by the Bucs after they have been capable of watch him play within the Senior Bowl. The 12 months prior working again Ke’Shawn Vaughn equally was chosen by the Bucs within the third spherical. In 2019 security Mike Edwards and out of doors linebacker Anthony Nelson attended the Senior Bowl earlier than turning into Bucs draft picks within the third and fourth rounds respectively. However Bucs common supervisor Jason Licht’s historical past and reliance on the Senior Bowl dates again a lot additional.
Bucs GM Licht Has Lengthy Historical past With Senior Bowl
Bucs LG Ali Marpet and LT Donovan Smith – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
Licht’s propensity to pick Senior Bowl gamers doesn’t cease with these 9 gamers. As well as, in 2021 the Bucs chosen seventh-round linebacker Grant Stuard. In 2018 Tampa Bay took cornerback M.J. Stewart within the second spherical, offensive guard Alex Cappa within the third spherical, extensive receiver Justin Watson within the fifth spherical.
The 12 months prior tight finish O.J. Howard attended the Senior Bowl earlier than the Bucs took him within the first spherical. Then Tampa Bay doubled and even tripled up with Senior Bowl alternatives by taking security Justin Evans within the second spherical and defensive lineman Stevie Tu’ikolovatu within the seventh.
All instructed, over the course of Licht’s 9 drafts as Bucs common supervisor 22 out of his 64 draft alternatives (or somewhat over one third) have been former Senior Bowl members. Arguably Licht’s best success selecting gamers who got here from the Senior Bowl occurred in 2015 when he picked each offensive deal with Donovan Smith and guard Ali Marpet within the second spherical. Each have been speedy starters as rookies, and people two would go on to play subsequent to one another on the left aspect of Tampa Bay’s offensive line from 2017 by 2021.
Marpet retired in 2021 one 12 months faraway from a Tremendous Bowl and after receiving his first Professional Bowl choice. Smith has been the Bucs beginning left deal with for eight years now and enters the ultimate 12 months of his second contract with the workforce.
This 12 months’s Senior Bowl Presents A lot Of Choices To Deal with Bucs’ Wants
The 2023 Senior Bowl will probably characteristic at the very least one future Bucs participant, given Licht’s propensity to decide on gamers from the showcase and the workforce’s numerous wants throughout the roster. One might make an argument that because the roster at the moment stands, the workforce might use assist at offensive deal with, offensive guard, line of defense, outdoors linebacker, inside linebacker, cornerback and security.
Here’s a listing of prospects who at the moment rank within the Prime 100 on Professional Soccer Focus’ huge board which are set to attend the Senior Bowl that could be of curiosity to the Bucs:
Guard O’Cyrus Torrence – Florida – twenty seventh
Edge Andre Carter II – Military – thirty fifth
Edge Will McDonald IV – Iowa State – thirty seventh
Offensive Deal with Cody Mauch – NDSU – forty third
Offensive Deal with Darnell Wright – Tennessee – forty fourth
Edge Keion White – Georgia Tech – 56th
Edge Isaiah McGuire – Missouri – 61st
Defensive Deal with Karl Brooks – Bowling Inexperienced – sixty fifth
Linebacker Daiyan Henley – Washington State – 67th
Edge Derick Corridor – Auburn – 69th
Offensive Deal with Matthew Bergeron – Syracuse – 71st
Defensive Deal with Keaanu Benton – Wisconsin – 72nd
Edge Adetomiwa Adebawore – Northwestern – seventy fifth
Linebacker DeMarvion Overshown – Texas – 79th
Edge Isaiah Foskey – Notre Dame – eighty fifth
Offensive Deal with Blake Freeland – BYU – 87th
Offensive Deal with Dawand Jones – Ohio State – ninetieth
Edge Byron Younger – Tennessee – 93rd
Guard Steve Avila – TCU – ninety fifth
The Senior Bowl practices will happen Tuesday, January 31 by Thursday, February 2 with the sport commencing on Saturday, February 4, 2023.
