Two major mock drafts were released on Thursday, with ESPN’s Mel Kiper unveiling his first mock of the offseason and NFL Media’s Daniel Jeremiah also putting out his first-round predictions. While both analysts have the Buccaneers selecting a different player at No. 19, they agree that Tampa Bay will take a defensive end with their first-round pick.
Kiper believes that the Buccaneers will take Michigan’s Taco Charlton while Jeremiah has Tampa Bay selecting Missouri’s Charles Harris. Should the Bucs take a pass-rusher at No. 19, it will be the second year in a row that they would have selected a defensive end in the first two rounds.