Who do you want it to be? Who do you think it will be?
TIER III: Top-20 worthy
Player | Position | School | HT | WT | 40 | Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Maybin | DE | Penn State | 6-3¾ | 249 | 4.89 | 94 |
Mark Sanchez | QB | USC | 6-2⅛ | 227 | 5.00 | 94 |
Malcolm Jenkins | CB | Ohio State | 6-0⅛ | 204 | 4.59 | 94 |
Andre Smith | OT | Alabama | 6-4 | 332 | -- | 94 |
Tyson Jackson | DE | LSU | 6-4⅛ | 296 | 5.00 | 93 |
Knowshon Moreno | RB | Georgia | 5-10⅝ | 217 | 4.62 | 93 |
Percy Harvin | WR | Florida | 5-11⅛ | 192 | 4.41 | 93 |
TIER IV: Mid-to-late first round
Player | Position | School | HT | WT | 40 | Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rey Maualuga | ILB | USC | 6-1¾ | 249 | 4.91 | 92 |
Michael Oher | OT | Mississippi | 6-4½ | 309 | 5.35 | 92 |
Clay Matthews | OLB | USC | 6-3⅛ | 240 | 4.67 | 92 |
Everette Brown | DE | Florida State | 6-1½ | 256 | 4.73 | 92 |
Chris Wells | RB | Ohio State | 6-1 | 235 | 4.59 | 92 |
Brandon Pettigrew | TE | Oklahoma State | 6-5⅜ | 263 | 4.86 | 91 |
Robert Ayers | DE | Tennessee | 6-3⅛ | 272 | 4.90 | 91 |
Brian Cushing | OLB | USC | 6-2⅞ | 243 | 4.74 | 91 |
Vontae Davis | CB | Illinois | 5-11⅛ | 203 | 4.49 | 91 |
Peria Jerry | DT | Mississippi | 6-1¾ | 299 | 5.00 | 91 |
Darrius Heyward-Bey | WR | Maryland | 6-0⅝ | 210 | 4.30 | 91 |
Josh Freeman | QB | Kansas State | 6-5¾ | 248 | 4.97 | 91 |
Charts courtesy of Todd McShay with ESPN.com
Personally, I want the Bucs to draft Percy Harvin. I think he's actually a top 5-10 talent and has a chance to be a Reggie Bush type but even better. In one very-unfamiliar-to-the-Bucs-offense word: EXPLOSIVE.
With that said, there has been growing speculation that the Bucs will take Josh Freeman or Matt Sanchez, so if I had to guess who they will draft, I'd say one of those two guys.
I'd rather see the Bucs go for the best player available (who in my opinion would be Harvin if all of these guys were available at the Bucs pick) this year, and take their chances with in-house QBs this year. If it proves to be wrong, at the very least the Bucs will be in a good position to get one of next year's QB prospects (i.e. Bradford, McCoy, Tebow or even Snead or Clausen if they choose to leave early after big years).
Thoughts?
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