2023 NFL draft: Potential Day 2 targets for the Bucs
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will need as many starting-caliber players as they can get from their 2023 NFL draft class, thanks to a long list of key free agents on both sides of the ball, and a challenging salary cap situation.
There should still be plenty of those kinds of prospects still on the board after the Bucs made their first-round pick, and it’s possible they could even trade down from that spot at No. 19 overall to try and add more picks in the second and third rounds.
Here are some of the prospects the Bucs could target on Day 2 of this year’s draft:
Kansas State CB Julius Brents
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Washington State LB Daiyan Henley
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Maryland OT Jaelyn Duncan
Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Auburn EDGE Derick Hall
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Texas A&M S Antonio Johnson
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Baylor DL Siaki Ika
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Boston College WR Zay Flowers
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Iowa TE Sam LaPorta
Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports
TCU OL Steve Avila
Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports
Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker
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Tulane RB Tyjae Spears
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Utah CB Clark Phillips III
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Alabama S Jordan Battle
Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports
Clemson LB Trenton Simpson
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Michigan DL Mazi Smith
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Kansas State EDGE Felix Anudike-Uzomah
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North Dakota State OL Cody Mauch
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BYU OT Blake Freeland
Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
South Dakota State TE Tucker Kraft
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Cincinnati WR Tyler Scott
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
Texas A&M RB Devon Achane
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Illinois S Sydney Brown
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Stanford CB Kyu Blu Kelly
Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports
Arkansas LB Drew Sanders
(AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Wisconsin DL Keeanu Benton
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
LSU EDGE BJ Ojulari
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Alabama OL Tyler Steen
(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Tennessee WR Cedric Tillman
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Miami (FL) CB Tyrique Stevenson
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Iowa LB Jack Campbell
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Northwestern DL Tomi Adebawore
Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports
Notre Dame EDGE Isaiah Foskey
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Syracuse OT Matthew Bergeron
Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State WR Jayden Reed
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