With their final pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Bucs ended their run on defense and actually bookended the weekend with wide receiver selections. After picking Emeka Egbuka in the first round, they used their seventh-round pick – No. 235 overall – on Oregon wide receiver Tez Johnson. Johnson is a complete outlier in … Read more
The Bucs continued to add to their defense as the 2025 NFL Draft rolled on into the fifth round. With the No. 157 overall pick, Tampa Bay selected SMU defensive lineman Elijah Roberts. Roberts is a unique prospect in that he was primarily an edge rusher in college, starting for two seasons at SMU after … Read more
Following back-to-back cornerback picks on Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Bucs kept their run on defensive players going to start Day 3. With their fourth-round pick — No. 121 overall — they selected Central Arkansas edge rusher David Walker. Walker, a 6-foot-1, 263-pounder, dominated FCS competition with 82.5 tackles for loss, 39 … Read more
Deciding to double up with corners in this year’s draft, the #Bucs ended up drafting Kansas State cornerback Jacob Parrish in the third round of 2025 NFL Draft. Pewter Report gave their live reaction to the pick while on the Pewter Report Live Draft Show. They discussed how Parrish will be used on Tampa Bay’s … Read more
As expected, the Bucs began to address their needs on the defensive side of the ball on Day 2 of the draft with the back-to-back selection of cornerbacks. In Pewter Report’s FINAL 2025 7-Round Bucs Mock Draft we had forecast the drafting of cornerbacks in the second and third rounds – albeit different players. We … Read more
The Bucs added depth to the secondary with their second round pick by drafting Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison in the 2025 NFL Draft. Pewter Report gave their immediate reactions and insight on the pick while LIVE on the Pewter Report Draft Show. Morrison is coming off hip surgery, but is the ballhawking type that … Read more
After adding an outside cornerback with their first pick on Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Bucs stuck with the cornerback position in the third round — only they kicked inside to the nickel spot. With the No. 84 overall pick, Tampa Bay selected Kansas State cornerback Jacob Parrish. The 5-foot-10, 191-pound K-State … Read more
After surprising many by selecting a wide receiver in the first round of the 2025 Draft on Thursday night, the Bucs started Day 2 by addressing the secondary. With the No. 53 overall pick, Tampa Bay selected Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison. Morrison, who met formally with the Bucs at the NFL Scouting Combine in … Read more
When the Bucs drafted Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka 19th overall in the first round of the NFL Draft, it came with mixed reviews from the fanbase. On the one hand, Egbuka is an NFL-ready talent who is as polished as they come. The fact that he was even available at 19 was a … Read more
If anything has become clear since the Bucs selected Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka with the No. 19 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft late Thursday night, it’s that general manager Jason Licht, head coach Todd Bowles and the rest of Tampa Bay’s decision makers absolutely love Egbuka — both the player and the … Read more