It’s not often a player taken on the second day of the draft has more pressure and higher expectations placed on them than a teammate taken in the first round, but that’s exactly what Noah Spence is facing. The defensive end out of Eastern Kentucky by way of Ohio State is the man Buccaneers’ fans are hoping breaks the double-digit sack drought left here when Simeon Rice left. As much pressure as that is for a rookie, it would appear that Spence is up for the challenge.
Head coach Dirk Koetter has been impressed with what he’s seen thus far in his rookie pass rusher, as he spoke about him in a recent press conference,
“He’s looked really good.