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Buccaneers trade up, select WR Jaelon Darden in the fourth round

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have added Jaelon Darden to their squad with their first pick of day three. After adding to edge depth with Joe Tryon, offensive line depth with Robert Hainsey, and potentially finding a quarterback of the future to groom in Kyle Trask their focus shifted to wide receiver - more specifically, special teams - with the North Texas star. The Bucs liked him so much, they made a deal with the Seattle Seahawks to jump eight picks while giving up a sixth-rounder;

Darden is only 5’8”, 174-lbs but runs with speed, running a 4.