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Drafting Buccaneers: 5 Players to Watch Saturday at the Combine

By David Harrison

Mar 1, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht speaks to the media during the 2017 NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht speaks to the media during the 2017 NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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JuJu Smith-Schuster – Wide Receiver, USC

If the Buccaneers want to find a guy who could be their number two in this year’s draft, then JuJu Smith-Schuster may be him.

Sure, the team would probably go with either Corey Davis or Mike Williams over the USC product, but both of them should be gone by the time the Bucs sniff a draft pick.

Last year, the Saints nabbed a second round receiver who was criticized for lack of speed and separation ability named Michael Thomas.

Now, a year later, the team is reportedly shopping Brandin Cooks as the former seemed to take over as quarterback Drew Brees’ favorite receiver during last season.

Smith-Schuster could be this year’s Thomas. By this, I mean he’s a young receiver with plenty of upside and the ability to play short, deep and in the intermediate levels of the defense.

He’ll high-point a pass, fight for receptions, work back to his quarterback and turn a short catch into a long first down.

With these attributes it’s hard to imagine some even have him falling into the second half of day two at the NFL Draft, but the combine should clear some of this right up.

He’s a solid second-round pick and given the right situation, could turn into one of the better pro receivers in this year’s rookie class.

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