Buccaneers NFL Draft target: Edge Laiatu Latu, UCLA

Welcome to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers largest remaining offseason need— pass rush, more specifically, an edge rusher. Jason Licht has received high marks for his offseason moves thus far. Faced with the seemingly insurmountable task of re-signing a handful of high-caliber stars from Antoine Winfield Jr. to Mike Evans, the Buccaneers were able to bring back a majority of their free agents, including all of their “key” ones. The single most glaring need the team has left largely unaddressed is edge rusher. Tampa actually took a step backwards at one of their roster’s weakest position groups, parting ways with Shaq Barrett. Barrett hasn’t been the Shaq Barrett of 2019, 2020, or 2021 (where he amassed 37.5 of his 59 career sacks), over the past few seasons— Barrett’s brought the quarterback down just 7.5 times. He was still a consistent starter for the Todd Bowles’ defense, playing 80 games in a Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ uniform since 2019.

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