The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are coming off a third straight NFC South title, but they head into an offseason full of big questions, with a long list of potential needs they have to address.
Currently slotted to pick 26th in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft, the Bucs could target any number of positions with that top selection, and this year’s draft class should give them plenty of value at multiple spots where they could use an instant-impact player.
Here’s a look at some of the top prospects the Bucs could end up targeting with their first pick in this year’s draft:
EDGE Jared Verse, Florida State
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OL Troy Fautanu, Washington
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CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
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WR Keon Coleman, Florida State
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EDGE Chop Robinson, Penn State
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OL Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
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CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Missouri
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WR Adonai Mitchell, Oregon
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EDGE Laiatu Latu, UCLA
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OL Graham Barton, Duke
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DB Cooper DeJean, Iowa
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WR Brian Thomas Jr., LSU
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EDGE Bralen Trice, Washington
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WR Ladd McConkey, Georgia
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EDGE Chris Braswell, Alabama