Tampa Bay Buccaneers full 2020 mock draft
Fourth Round
player. 886. . WR. Knights . Gabriel Davis. 117
Mike Evans and Chris Godwin are one of the top wide receiver duos in the league, and Tom Brady will also have a solid tight end duo to throw to in O.J. Howard and Cameron Brate. But Breshad Perriman’s departure in free agency leaves a void, and the internal candidates to replace him as Tampa Bay’s No. 3 wide receiver (Justin Watson, Scotty Miller) aren’t real inspiring.
After topping 15 yards per catch with seven touchdowns in 2017, Davis broke out with 72 receptions for 1,241 yards (17.2 yards per catch) and 12 touchdowns last year. He’s big (6-foot-3, 212 pounds) and fast (4.54 40 at the NFL Combine), and it doesn’t take much to see him as a raw (in terms of development) comp to Evans.
The Buccaneers could take a wide receiver before the fourth round. But they don’t need an immediate star at the position, and a flier on Davis makes sense.
866. . CB. Panthers . Dane Jackson. 139. player
After taking Jaylon Johnson in the second round, the Buccaneers circle back here and take another corner.
Over three years as a starter for Pat Narduzzi at Pitt, Jackson compiled 35 pass breakups and 131 total tackles. His interception totals were not great (zero in 218, one last year), but he has good ball skills and as laid out by NFL.com he plays with good overall technique as well as a high level of competitiveness and confidence. During his college career, he allowed just over a 42 percent completion rate.
Jackson is not likely to be an immediate starter. But in the middle rounds of the draft he’ll be on the radar for plenty of teams, and the Buccaneers should take a hard look.