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Mock Draft Monday: Buccaneers move on from Jameis Winston

By Cory Kinnan

TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 02: Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers walks off the field after defeating the Carolina Panthers 24-17 at Raymond James Stadium on December 02, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Will Vragovic/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 02: Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers walks off the field after defeating the Carolina Panthers 24-17 at Raymond James Stadium on December 02, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Will Vragovic/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 14: Jedrick Wills Jr. #74 of the Alabama Crimson Tide watches on during their game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 14: Jedrick Wills Jr. #74 of the Alabama Crimson Tide watches on during their game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

Jedrick Wills. OT. player. 829. Scouting Report. Round 2. Pick Analysis. Pick 38

Moving on to the offensive line, the Buccaneers use the 38th overall pick on Alabama’s right tackle Jedrick Wills in order to shore up their offensive front. Both left and right tackles Donovan Smith and Demar Dotson have been abysmal this year for the pewter and red.

While the Bucs are on the hook for Smith’s salary for at least another year, Dotson is in the last year of his contract, and given his age and his play, it is a pretty good guess that he will not be back in Tampa in 2020. Wills could be a day one plug and play starter at right guard for the Bucs as they seek to replace their longest tenured player on the roster.

Wills is gathering quite a bit of steam from the draft community and may end up a first round pick by the time the draft rolls around; many are saying that he may even be better than his Alabama counterpart Alex Leatherwood. At this point, however, Wills is still on the board in the early second round, as the Bucs make a significant upgrade to their offensive front.

First round: Justin Herbert. Second round: Herbert’s protection in Jedrick Wills.

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