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Positives And Negatives of Every Buccaneers’ Draft Pick

By Brian DeFeo

Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Vernon Hargreaves III (Florida) with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the number eleven overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Vernon Hargreaves III (Florida) with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the number eleven overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports /
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. Linebacker. Oklahoma. Devante Bond. 183. player. 48

POSITIVES

Bond is a solid SAM outside linebacker that could add some solid depth behind Darryl Smith and potentially be his replacement if he is released or retires.  He should be a contributor to special teams and has nice athleticism to make plays on the ball.  He had an ankle injury last season but managed to put up solid number all around including three sacks and seven tackles for loss in nine games.

NEGATIVES

Bond isn’t the exact type of linebacker that the Bucs have had on the roster.  They carry a lot more speed and aggressiveness in David and Alexander.  He’s also a sixth round linebacker so he’s not expected to make an immediate impact.  However there were a few players on the board that the Bucs could have drafted instead.  Mike Thomas, Southern Miss wide receiver was a name I kept hearing the Bucs interested in.  I also really liked Keenan Reynolds who went one pick ahead of the Bucs.

Last year the Bucs didn’t retain a single player drafted after the fourth round, let’s hope this year is different.

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