WATCH: Bucs 3rd-round pick Tykee Smith gets ‘the call’ on draft night

luke easterling

Sat, Apr 27, 2024, 1:12 PM·4 min read

The most important call of @TykSmith's career 🔥#WeAreTheKrewe pic.twitter.com/6qZMhT8VnN
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) April 27, 2024

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers love versatile playmakers on defense, and they added another one Friday night when they spent the No. 89 overall pick in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft on Georgia defensive back Tykee Smith.

Every NFL draft hopeful dreams of getting that call from a team during the draft, and Smith got to have his moment Friday night, thanks to the Bucs.

Watch the video above to see his reaction and conversation with Tampa Bay head coach Todd Bowles.

RB Audric Estime, Notre Dame

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CB T.J. Tampa, Iowa State

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WR Troy Franklin, Oregon

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S Jaden Hicks, Washington State

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RB Ray Davis, Kentucky

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CB Khyree Jackson, Oregon

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WR Tez Walker, North Carolina

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CB D.J. James, Auburn

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DL Brandon Dorlus, Oregon

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DL Leonard Taylor III, Miami (FL)

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CB Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri

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TE Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas

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DL Mekhi Wingo, LSU

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OL Christian Mahogany, Boston College

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RB Jaylen Wright, Tennessee

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CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr., Louisville

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OL Mason McCormick, South Dakota State

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EDGE Austin Booker, Kansas

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LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson

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EDGE Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State

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WR Javon Baker, UCF

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EDGE Gabriel Murphy, UCLA

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WR Brenden Rice, USC

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RB Isaiah Davis, South Dakota State

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