Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Best pick per round on day-three of draft
By Rob Leeds
Fourth Round: Andy Isabella, WR, UMass
After the best year in his career, the Buccaneers will feel the loss of receiver Adam Humphries this upcoming season. Humphries played in the slot, and was a consistent receiver for whoever was lined up at quarterback that week. To offset this loss, the Bucs could look to UMass receiver Andy Isabella.
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Isabella had a monster senior year with 1,698 receiving yards and got invited to the combine as a reward for his efforts, and continued to impress there. His size is nothing special as slot receivers are usually smaller, but his 4.31-second 40-time turned heads. In addition to his performances in the slot, Isabella could replace Humphries on special teams through returning punts.
As a sure-handed receiver with speed, Isabella could be a perfect fit on the Buccaneers offense. Isabella could be a great change of pace from the larger pass catchers of Mike Evans, Cameron Brate, and O.J. Howard. While offseason rumors have begun that receiver Chris Godwin could make a move to play in the slot, Isabella could still provide more talented depth that the Buccaneers need on the offensive side of the ball.