Five Starters This Time

The 2015 draft class for the Buccaneers was pretty special, and could go down as one of the best draft classes in franchise history next to the 1995 draft class which netted Derrick Brooks and Warren Sapp. The Bucs got four starters from last years class, and they are all pretty dam good players starting with the selection of quaterback Jameis Winston, who will ultimately define how great this 2015 rookie class truly is.

In addition to Winston, The Bucs selected offensive lineman Donovan Smith and Ali Marpet in the second round, then in the 4th round got linebacker Kwon Alexander all of whom were above average starters in their rookie seasons. It was a great draft for the Bucs and one day down the road, Bucs fans will be looking at this 2015 draft as the turning point back to winning ways.

Now the bar has been set for Jason Licht and his staff as they must find a way to top last years class, which is easier said than done. The normal expectations for draft classes are usually find two starters with your early round picks and while the rest are usually solid depth players that could potentially become starters. So to get four quality starters from last years class and play very well in their first year is just uncommon and rare.

The Bucs feel they can do it again this year as they want to find five starters beating their mark of four last year. Licht and co firmly believe in building through the draft and want this years draft to be just as special as last years. With Mike Biehl and Rob McCartney on board as the director of college scouting and pro scouting respectively, Licht feels very confident in those two plus along with his scouts that they can do it again and find immediate impact starters in the upcoming draft. If the Bucs can find five starters in this upcoming draft, then the Bucs need to give Jason Licht and company a big time raise. I will say this if the Bucs can just find some pass rushers and a solid corner or safety, I will call that a very successful draft.