After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted offensive lineman Cody Mauch in the second round, Ryan Jensen had the perfect reaction welcoming him to the team.
It didn’t take long for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to start making moves to get the guys they wanted on Day 2 of the NFL Draft.
The Bucs stood pat at No. 19 on Thursday and revealed at the last minute that drafting Pittsburgh defensive tackle Calijah Kancey was likely their plan all along. Some thought the Bucs might use their first round pick on an offensive tackle, but there was an early run on the position that ended any hopes of one falling to them.
As it turns out, that played right into their plan and it didn’t prevent the team from grabbing a guy they graded highly the next night.
Tampa Bay traded up with the Green Bay Packers to snag North Dakota State offensive lineman Cody Mauch with the No. 48 overall pick.
Among the many things that were noticed about him after his name was called — from his impressive size to his missing front teeth — Bucs fans felt like they were looking at a familiar face when he was shown on camera.
If anyone had a hard time placing it, the guy who likely came to the minds of fans was the one who pointed it out.
Ryan Jensen posts perfect meme after Bucs draft Cody Mauch
We all sort of thought Cody Mauch looked a little like Ryan Jensen, but that was pretty much confirmed when the man himself took to Twitter and posted the perfect meme.
People so quick with these edits welcome to Tampa @CodyTud pic.twitter.com/N6ac2Ude9U
— Ryan Jensen (@sinjen66) April 29, 2023
https://t.co/xBJqnBNe8p pic.twitter.com/est4kdTGhI
— Ryan Jensen (@sinjen66) April 29, 2023
You love to see it.
Cody Mauch feels like a guy who is going to fit right in with the Bucs, and he’ll likely learn a thing or two from his doppelganger on the offensive line. One thing to keep an eye on is that he was announced at the podium as a tackle, but he projects more like a guard based on his tape.
That being said, the Bucs seem like they’re getting both a bruising blocker and a guy who is probably going to be a ton of fun to have in the locker room.
Having an offensive line of Tristan Wirfs, Mauch, and Jensen already feels like a huge upgrade from what the Bucs had to deal with last season, so everything beyond that is just a bonus.