5 ways the updated CFB season could impact the Buccaneers

UDFAs and late-round picks will become more important than ever

If it is going to be harder to evaluate talent across the college football arena, it goes to reason that good players will slip through the cracks more than usual. The later rounds usually involve teams defining their draft with great picks, but this will especially ring true in 2021.

The Buccaneers will have to focus on talent and ability above all else. Tampa Bay may require a particular position, but zeroing in on that position and then putting blinders on would cause the team to fall into the trap created by limited scouting.

Bruce Arians will be the perfect coach to navigate this period because teams should always go with the best talent available rather than drafting for positional need. Arians has caught some flak for this belief in the past. Still, the Buccaneers will need the best player available in the deeper rounds if they hope to make the most of this class.

In addition to drafting, the UDFA market will also be deeper than in years past. Good players may not just fall into the later rounds, but they could completely fall out of the draft pool.

The Bucs will need to take as many chances on unproven UDFAs with a high upside next year, as they could have just gone undrafted due to the circumstances.