Last season, a case could be made that Bucs defensive end William Gholston was the best and most consistent player on defense. Now that's not saying much as the unit was poor throughout the season, but it was good to see massive growth in the big defensive end. Gholston was 4th round pick in the 2013 draft, and was only 20 years old in his first season so definitely needed time to mature as a player.
Well it look like it all came together for Gholston in year 3, putting up over 60 tackles, and 3 sacks and at times was a force on the field. Still young as he is only 24 heading into his fourth season, so still has time to grow even more as a player which is great news for the team. Gholston came on as run defender doing a better job with his run contains and shedding blocks to be disruptive consistently. His pass rush game still needs work as his moves are very inconsistent and typically goes with his bull rush the most which is average at best.
That's where new defensive line coach Jay Hayes comes in, as he has had success with guys that are similar in size to Gholston. For instance, Carlos Dunlap and Michael Johnson whom both are over 6'6 280lbs and have put up double digit sack seasons under Hayes as their coach. Now Lets hope Hayes can mold Gholston into his best form and be a consistent 8 to 10 sack type guy. Gholston is on the verge of breaking out as a player, and hopefully under Hayes, he can reach his true potential.
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