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2019 NFL Draft: 5 players Buccaneers could take in Round 1

By Rucker Haringey

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 27: Bruce Arians head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is seen at the 2019 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 27: Bruce Arians head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is seen at the 2019 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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GAINESVILLE, FL – OCTOBER 06: LSU Tigers linebacker Devin White (40) lines up for a play during the game between the LSU Tigers and the Florida Gators on October 6, 2018 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field in Gainesville, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL – OCTOBER 06: LSU Tigers linebacker Devin White (40) lines up for a play during the game between the LSU Tigers and the Florida Gators on October 6, 2018 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field in Gainesville, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

1. Devin White

Lavonte David does a great job of running from sideline to sideline to disrupt plays from his inside linebacker spot. The trouble for Tampa Bay is that they could use another guy like him to help hold down the opposition. Devin White profiles as just that sort of player.

Some teams might hesitate to take a middle linebacker so high in the draft, but Arians isn’t a guy who will be married to conventional wisdom. If he believes White can be a Pro Bowler, he’ll push for him to be the guy the Buccaneers select.

White isn’t the biggest linebacker in football, but the 4.42 40-yard dash he ran in Indianapolis backs up what you see on his college tape. White is a linebacker who can fly all over the field to make plays.

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This might represent the least-exciting selection of the five players discussed in this piece, but he’s also one of the safest choices. There’s little chance he’ll be anything worse than an above-average starter for the majority of his career.

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