Last offseason, many viewed inside linebacker as one of the most pressing needs for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Lavonte David was entering what is likely his final season at 35 years old, and there was a serious lack of depth behind him. The top option behind David was SirVocea Dennis, who the organization thinks highly of, but who had appeared in only 17 career games with zero starts entering the 2025 season.
It seemed like a foregone conclusion that Tampa Bay would address the position during the 2025 NFL Draft and add some depth and a potential successor to David.