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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Re-drafting the historically bad 2016 NFL Draft

By Cory Kinnan

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 28: Vernon Hargreaves III of Florida holds up a jersey after being picked #11 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 28, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 28: Vernon Hargreaves III of Florida holds up a jersey after being picked #11 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 28, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 30: William Jackson #22 of the Cincinnati Bengals reacts after an interception returned for a touchdown by Shawn Williams #36 in the second quarter during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on December 30, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 30: William Jackson #22 of the Cincinnati Bengals reacts after an interception returned for a touchdown by Shawn Williams #36 in the second quarter during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on December 30, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) /

Round 1, Pick 11: William Jackson, CB, Houston

Original Selection: Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida

At the time, the pick of Hargreaves looked like a good pick, however it has not panned out for the Buccaneers to this point. Hargreaves has missed 22 games over the past two years, including all but the beginning of game-one of the 2018 season, with an injury. When he has been on the field, he has not necessarily been an asset to the Buccaneers defense either.

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With only one interception to this point in his career, Hargreaves has not lived up the expectations placed upon a first round pick, but the Buccaneers picked up his fifth-year option, so he has two more seasons to prove his worth. If the Buccaneers could go back, they may still select a cornerback, but this time in the form of Cincinnati Bengals’ cornerback and former first rounder William Jackson.

While Jackson has only recorded one pick in his career and had to practically redshirt as a rookie after being selected 24th overall, he has knocked down 27 passes over the last two years and was graded out at a high 73.4 according to Pro Football Focus (subscription required). The 6-0 and 200 pound cornerback originally out of Houston has been everything the Buccaneers thought the would get out of Hargreaves.

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