Two major mock drafts were released on Thursday, with ESPN's Mel Kiper unveiling his first mock of the offseason and NFL Media's Daniel Jeremiah also putting out his first-round predictions. While both analysts have the Buccaneers selecting a different player at No. 19, they agree that Tampa Bay will take a defensive end with their first-round pick.
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Kiper believes that the Buccaneers will take Michigan's Taco Charlton while Jeremiah has Tampa Bay selecting Missouri's Charles Harris. Should the Bucs take a pass-rusher at No. 19, it will be the second year in a row that they would have selected a defensive end in the first two rounds. The Bucs drafted Noah Spence with their second-round pick in 2016. Spence went on to earn 5.5 sacks during his rookie season.
NFL's Daniel Jeremiah ranked his top 50 NFL Draft prospects.
50 Kevin King - CB, Washington
48 Jourdan Lewis - CB, Michigan
50 Chad Hansen - WR, California
42 Ryan Anderson - OLB, Alabama
46 Marcus Williams - S, Utah
36 Marlon Humphrey - CB, Alabama
45 Cooper Kupp - WR, Eastern Washington
43 Caleb Brantley - DT, Florida
46 DeMarcus Walker - DE, Florida State
39 Curtis Samuel - RB, Ohio State
40 Cam Robinson - OT, Alabama
39 Malik McDowell - DT, Michigan State
38 Tim Williams - LB, Alabama
37 Adoree' Jackson - CB, USC
35 Charles Harris - DE, Missouri
44 Gerald Everett - TE, South Alabama
34 T.J. Watt - LB, Wisconsin
33 Jabrill Peppers - S, Michigan
32 Deshaun Watson - QB, Clemson
31 Mitch Trubisky - QB, North Carolina
30 Jarrad Davis - LB, Florida
29 Gareon Conley - CB, Ohio State
28 Garett Bolles - OT, Utah
27 John Ross - WR, Washington
26 Alvin Kamara - RB, Tennessee
21 Christian McCaffrey - RB, Stanford
24 Budda Baker - S, Washington
25 Taco Charlton - DE, Michigan
23 Takkarist McKinley - DE, UCLA
22 Quincy Wilson - CB, Florida
20 Teez Tabor - CB, Florida
19 Tre'Davious White - CB, LSU
13 O.J. Howard - TE, Alabama
16 Derek Barnett - DE, Tennessee
17 Forrest Lamp - G, Western Kentucky
18 DeShone Kizer - QB, Notre Dame
15 Ryan Ramczyk - OT, Wisconsin
12 David Njoku - TE, Miami
14 Sidney Jones - CB, Washington
11 Dalvin Cook - RB, Florida State
10 Solomon Thomas - DE, Stanford
9 Mike Williams - WR, Clemson
8 Corey Davis - WR, Western Michigan
6 Reuben Foster - LB, Alabama
7 Leonard Fournette - RB, LSU
5 Jonathan Allen - DT, Alabama
4 Jamal Adams - S, LSU
3 Marshon Lattimore - CB, Ohio State
2 Malik Hooker - S, Ohio State
1 Myles Garrett - DE, Texas A&M
"The Bucs hit a home run with the selection of Noah Spence in the 2016 draft," Jeremiah wrote. "Harris would give them another fastball coming off the edge, taking their defense to another level."
Harris picked up nine sacks in 2016 along with 61 tackles and 10 quarterback hurries. He also recorded 12 tackles for a loss. He mirrors Spence in that he's a smaller defensive end, at 6-foot-3 and 235 pounds. Should the Buccaneers select him, he would be the second former Tiger defensive end on the Bucs' roster, joining Jacquies Smith.
For Jeremiah's complete first-round mock draft, click **HERE**.
