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2019 NFL Mock Draft: Browns select Nick Bosa at No. 1

By Brad Weiss

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 02: Alex Hornibrook
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TEMPE, AZ – OCTOBER 14: Washington Huskies defensive back Taylor Rapp (21) warms up before the college football game between the Washington Huskies and the Arizona State Sun Devils on October 14, 2017 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.(Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
TEMPE, AZ – OCTOBER 14: Washington Huskies defensive back Taylor Rapp (21) warms up before the college football game between the Washington Huskies and the Arizona State Sun Devils on October 14, 2017 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.(Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

. Safety. Washington. Taylor Rapp. 9. player. 48

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a chance to get an elite safety in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, but decided to pass on Florida State’s Derwin James. The pick instead was Vita Vea, a dominating defensive tackle from Washington. The Bucs grabbed two cornerbacks in the first three rounds, before finally getting a safety in Jordan Whitehead from Pitt in round No. 4.

With their top pick in 2019, the team should seriously consider adding another safety in the first round. A really exciting safety prospect in this draft class is Taylor Rapp from Washington, who has an incredible nose for the ball. Rapp has been one of the better defensive backs in the Pac-12 for a few seasons, and many believe he will take a serious step forward in 2018.

Tampa Bay has the talent to be a very good team, very soon, but the problem is that their division is loaded. Last year, the NFC South sent three teams to the playoffs, with the Buccaneers finishing at the bottom of the division. The 2018 season will hinge on their quarterback, and Jameis Winston has shown flashes, but the jury is still out on him being an elite franchise quarterback at this point.

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