Posted on behalf of JScott, who took the time to research all most of these.
Who will our Tampa Bay Buccaneers look to select in tomorrow’s first round of the NFL Draft? We have about twenty or more predictions tabulated for you below. Last season Cal’s WR DeSean Jackson was the draft consensus for most Bucs Mock Drafts (ours included), only three sites that we featured pegged Aqib Talib as the Bucs pick (The Football Experts, Fantasy Tailgate, and Pro Football Planet). Check out last season’s projections by clicking here. Without further ado, feast on the madness:
| 2009 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS MOCK DRAFT DATABASE | ||
| Site | First-Round | |
| Buc ‘Em | DE/LB | Larry English |
| Mocking the Draft | WR | Percy Harvin |
| New Era Scouting | DT | Peria Jerry |
| Sport Projections | RB | Chris ‘Beanie’ Wells |
| Footballs Future | DE | Everette Brown |
| Walter Football | QB | Josh Freeman |
| Mel Kiper of ESPN | QB | Josh Freeman |
| Todd McShay of ESPN | DT | Peria Jerry |
| Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com | DE | Everette Brown |
| Steve Wyche of NFL.com | DT | Peria Jerry |
| Jamie Dukes of NFL.com | CB | Vontae Davis |
| Don Banks of SI.com | LB | Clay Matthews |
| Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com | QB | Josh Freeman |
| Steve Duemig of WDAE 620 | DT | Peria Jerry |
| Mike Lombardi of CBSSports.com | DE | Aaron Maybin |
| CDS Draft | DE | Michael Johnson |
| Junkyard Jake | WR | Darrius Heyward-Bey |
| NFL Draft Dog | CB | Vontae Davis |
| The Football Expert | QB | Josh Freeman |
| Fantasy Football Jungle | WR | Percy Harvin |
| NFL Draft Specialist | WR | Darrius Heyward-Bey |
| My NFL Draft | QB | Josh Freeman |
| Fantasy Football Xtreme | DT | Peria Jerry |
| Scouts Notebook | DT | Peria Jerry |
| Draft Headquarters | DE | Aaron Maybin |
| Draft King | DT | Peria Jerry |
| Fantasy Tailgate | DT | Peria Jerry |
| Draft Ace | QB | Josh Freeman |
Luckily there weren’t any Dan Conner or Kentwan Balmer type of draft projections. I guess Darrius Heyward-Bey would be a mild shock and/or Clay Matthews. All of those above appear to be pretty on par for where the Bucs might head. I’ll say this, take a good luck at the guys above because there is an excellent chance the Bucs will in fact Draft one of those guys. Unless they trade up or down I expect one of those names to be added to the Bucs roster tomorrow afternoon.
Don’t forget we will be live blogging the entire NFL Draft this weekend. Hope you can make it and provide your opinion on the day’s events. This is the first Draft in a long time where I have no clue who the Bucs will take, and really can’t pigeon hole many picks from start to finish… I can’t wait for this thing to kick off.