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ORLANDO, FL – JANUARY 01: Notre Dame Fighting Irish cornerback Julian Love (27) during the first half of the Citrus Bowl game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the LSU Tigers on January 01, 2018, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, FL. Notre Dame leads 3-0 at half. (Photo by Roy K. Miller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Cornerback. Notre Dame. Julian Love. 28. player. 48.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been a pleasant surprise this season, which is pretty stunning considering they are going with their backup quarterback for the first three games. The Buccaneers have gotten stellar play from Ryan Fitzpatrick, and when Jameis Winston comes back from his suspension, he may not have a job to come back to.

Fitzmagic reared its head in Week 1, when he dominated the New Orleans Saints, as he accounted for five touchdowns. Those who figured that performance was just a fluke were proved wrong this past Sunday, as the Super Bowl champions came to town, and Fitzpatrick once again carved up a playoff defense from a year ago.

The Buccaneers suddenly are one of the hottest teams in football, and they could have something really special going as we enter Week 3. While they currently would be picking very late in round one, they could fall back to earth, even if they do decide to return to Winston, so picking in the middle of the first round is more than likely going to happen.

With that pick, the Buccaneers should look to add some talent to their secondary, and Notre Dame cornerback Julian Love is a standout player who could help them right away. Tampa Bay is getting a bit long in the tooth in the defensive backfield, and Love could inject some youth to a unit that has given up their fair share yards through the first two weeks of the season.

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