With one week left until the 2024 NFL Draft, each team is making final preparations with the aim of improving from the 2023 season.
The first round of the draft from Detroit, Michigan is scheduled to begin on Thursday night, and the Buccaneers will make the late third pick after making the playoffs in 2023. There are several directions the team could go with the No. 26 overall pick, but the emphasis appears to be on targeting the top players on the offensive line, pass rushers, or strengthening defensive backs with picks. is.
Will Brinson of CBS Sports continued this trend in a recent first-round mock draft, with Tampa Bay taking an elite cornerback from the University of Alabama in Terion Arnold.
“Again, like GB, Tampa Bay sees value in acquiring one of the top corners in this draft class late in the first round because of the performance of its offensive linemen.”
The Tallahassee, Fla. native was the top performer at the NFL Combine and earned many accolades during his career in Tuscaloosa. After redshirting as a freshman in 2021, Arnold started seven games and played in 11 games for the Tide, earning FWAA Freshman All-American and Freshman All-SEC honors. Arnold continued to perform well in his second redshirt season, starting all 14 games and becoming an elite corner player, tied for sixth in the FBS with five interceptions and fifth in passes defensed (17). Ta. His elite play earned him even more honors, being named to the Associated Press All-American first team and earning a spot on the All-SEC first team.
The Bucs traded Carlton Davis III this offseason with the understanding that backup Zion McCollum has improved each season in the NFL and will have a chance to be the starting cornerback opposite Jamel Dean. It was released in The Bucs also strengthened their DB room by adding Tavierre Thomas in first-year free agency to compete with second-year nickelback Christian Isien. This move was necessary, but at the end of the day, they still need help at that position, and bringing in Arnold-level talent would do wonders for a secondary that struggled at times in 2023. will bring.
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