Buccaneers: 2019 draft class best since Brooks, Sapp in 1995

Nelson, Miller injuries hamper inaugural seasons

As is the usual with players in the National Football League, injuries are going to play a part. Outside Linebacker/edge rusher Anthony Nelson, drafted in the fourth round out of Iowa, has already missed five games in a row with a hamstring injury and wide receiver Scotty Miller has missed a handful of games as well.

At 6-7 and 271, Nelson presents loads of upside; the Bucs are hoping he can get healthy and contribute soon. At this point there is no telling just how good he can be, but the odds are that he’s going to be a very good player if he can stay healthy; this is his second injury since being drafted.

As the lone offensive player selected in the draft this year, speedy wide receiver Scotty Miller faces an uphill battle for playing time, but as of late has looked good up until his hamstring injury, which has caused him to miss two games so far. The Bucs are hoping to have him back soon, after losing Mike Evans for the season, as Miller has a good chance of becoming an important piece of the puzzle moving forward.

Wrapping up, there are two players from this draft that will go down as pure studs before their careers are over, maybe even rubbing shoulders with the likes of Brooks, and Ronde Barber in the Ring of Honor.

This is quite the bold statement, but there is evidence and growth present to believe it to be true; the Bucs are turning a corner, and this rookie class is a very big part of the reason why. There has not been such a talented rookie class here in Tampa in a long time, so here is to the future as it is looking brighter by the week for Devin White and the rest of the rookie class.