Just a week ago, mock drafts looked very different. The majority of pundits had the Buccaneers taking linebacker Devin White out of LSU. Following the NFL Scouting Combine and a 4.41 40-yard dash time, two of the top experts agree that the Bucs will now be taking defensive end Montez Sweat, instead.
"No prospect has helped himself more since the season ended than Sweat," said Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com about his reasoning behind the pick. "He followed up a great Senior Bowl showing with a huge combine."
View photos of Daniel Jeremiah's 2019 mock draft 2.0.
1 - Arizona Cardinals - Kyler Murray - QB
2 - San Francisco 49ers - Nick Bosa - Edge
4 - Oakland Raiders - Quinnen Williams - DT
5 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Josh Allen - Edge
17 - New York Giants - Montez Sweat - Edge
11 - Cincinnati Bengals - Dwayne Haskins - QB
7 - Jacksonville Jaguars - Jawaan Taylor - OT
13 - Miami Dolphins - Rashan Gary - Edge
9 - Buffalo Bills - D.K. Metcalf - WR
16 - Carolina Panthers - Andre Dillard - OT
10 - Denver Broncos - Devin White - LB
24 - Oakland Raiders - Noah Fant - TE
8 - Detroit Lions - Jonah Williams - OG
15 - Washington Redskins - Brian Burns - Edge
30 - Green Bay Packers - Drew Lock - QB
18 - Minnesota Vikings - Garrett Bradbury - C
25 - Philadelphia Eagles - Marquise Brown - WR
12 - Green Bay Packers - Devin Bush - LB
19 - Tennessee Titans - Christian Wilkins - DT
14 - Atlanta Falcons - Greedy Williams - CB
3 - New York Jets - Ed Oliver - DT
22 - Baltimore Ravens - Parris Campbell - WR
23 - Houston Texans - T.J. Hockenson - TE
23 - Houston Texans - Cody Ford - OT
25 - Philadelphia Eagles - Josh Jacobs - RB
26 - Indianapolis Colts - N'Keal Harry - WR
29 - Kansas City Chiefs - Byron Murphy - CB
28 - Los Angeles Chargers - Nasir Adderley - S
29 - Kansas City Chiefs - Taylor Rapp - S
30 - Green Bay Packers - Erik McCoy - OL
26 - Indianapolis Colts - Johnathan Abram - S
22 - Baltimore Ravens - Clelin Ferrell - Edge
That huge combine was to the tune of a 36.0-inch vertical (he's already 6-foot-6), a 10'5" broad jump and a 4.29 20-yard shuffle time. He was a 'top performer' in every major category at the combine, which followed a stellar Senior Bowl performance back in January where he impressed against top-tier talent in practice.
"If you set a combine record for the fastest 40-yard dash for a defensive lineman (4.41 seconds at 260 pounds), you're going to make some money," ESPN's Todd McShay said in his latest mock. "Sweat has a ton of upside, and Tampa Bay badly needs difference-makers on defense. But there's also a very real possibility that the Bucs trade back with a team looking for a quarterback, and taking the best available offensive lineman -- perhaps Jawaan Taylor -- makes sense in that scenario."
If you want to read through their full predictions, Jeremiah's is available here and McShay's is available here (if you have ESPN+).
Those shouldn't be the only two drastic shakeups following the combine. Stay tuned for Mock Draft Roundup 6.0 this coming Monday on our site to see how the predictions have changed for the Buccaneers across multiple outlets. You can also see what's changed in the next Buccaneers.com Mock Draft, which will be coming out on Monday, too. For now, here’s 2.0 as a refresher.
