Buccaneers: 7-Round 2020 Mock Draft with Compensatory Pick

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers received the highest compensatory pick over the last two decades. Here’s a look at a 7-round mock draft including the new pick.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were awarded with the highest compensatory pick in nearly two decades when it was announced that the organization would be given a fourth-round pick as part of the compensatory system.

The Buccaneers were awarded with the No. 139 overall pick, which will be at the end of the fourth-round. This is the most recent compensatory pick for Tampa Bay since 2018 when the organization was awarded a seventh-round pick that was eventually packaged in a trade.

With the comp picks now set, here’s a look at The Pewter Plank’s  NFL Mock Draft 1.0 for the Buccaneers from Shawn Spencer, which includes all seven-rounds, using The Draft Network’s Mock Draft Machine. Keep in mind that Tampa Bay doesn’t have a seventh-round selection this year because it was traded away.

We kick off our Mock Draft with a selection that should make all Buccaneers fans happy. Thomas is one of the top-four offensive tackles on the board and he was the only one left when it came time to pick.

If Tampa Bay can come up with this pick, it’d be a huge pick-up for a team in deep need of strengthening the offensive line.

In the second round, we’ve got the Buccaneers taking RB J.K. Dobbins from Ohio State. Though the rule of thumb is to not take running backs this high in the draft, Dobbins might be the exception.

He’s the most explosive player potentially in this draft and fits Bruce Arians‘ system perfectly.

The Bucs need some help in the defensive backfield and Terrell Burgess could be that guy.

Once you get away from the big names like Xavier McKinney and Grant Delpit, Burgess is just as good at the position as anyone. If Tampa can get him in the third-round, he’d be a perfect depth-builder with potential to develop into a starter at some point in the future.

Tampa Bay is likely to move away from Breshad Perriman due to the amount of money he might make on the open-market. If that’s the case, the Bucs will certainly need to address the wide receiver position and Claypool is the perfect answer.

Claypool is huge in stature, but proved that he also has elite-level speed at the NFL Combine. This would be an absolute steal in the fourth-round and a guy who could come in and be a great complement to Mike Evans and Chris Godwin for years to come.

Alton Robinson is a name many don’t know yet, but you’re going to know him soon enough. The Bucs could use another edge-rusher- no matter what happens with Jason Pierre-Paul– and Robinson has the ability to be elite.

He shows that quick explosiveness and athleticism to be a great player and the Bucs would be getting great value with their compensatory pick here.

The belief right now is that Tampa Bay will bring back Ndamukong Suh, so the need for an interior defensive lineman isn’t quite as prevalent. The Bucs will likely draft one earlier if they’re replacing Suh, but if not, Clark could be a really nice depth guy who could produce and perhaps even replace Suh after a year or two in the league developing.

I think the Bucs are solid at cornerback, but it would still be nice to add some depth and competition there. Dane Jackson is a guy who likely as Round 4-5 talent, but is being overlooked because he doesn’t have the film against elite opponents.

Jackson could be a diamond in the ruff for whatever team drafts him late- most likely the sixth-round- and he’d certainly add value to the Buccaneers special teams and as a back-up.

What do you think, Tampa Bay fans? Comment below with who you’d like to see the Bucs come away with in the draft and the areas that the franchise needs to address during the offseason.