Potential trade-up targets for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020 NFL Draft
By Evan Bachman
Demar Dotson is still a free agent and even if he is resigned, that shouldn’t stop the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from selecting an offensive tackle in the 2020 NFL Draft. Dotson is 34-years-old, so a long term answer at right tackle is needed and this might be the draft to get one. There are four prospects considered to be at a higher level than the rest of the class including Tristan Wirfs, Jedrick Wills, Andrew Thomas and Mekhi Becton.
I chose Wirfs as a primary trade-up target because he has a lot of experience playing right tackle and he’s most likely to be available around picks eight through ten, so they won’t have to move up too many spots to secure him.
Wirfs is an intriguing prospect who has a ton of potential. He’s 6-foot-5, 322 pounds and moves pretty well for a man for that big. The best part of his game, however, is his ridiculous strength. He simply manhandles defenders at times on film. He’s always firing off the snap as a run blocker and he could become an absolute mauler in that area.
He put on a show at the combine posting a 4.85 40 yard dash, a modern offensive linemen record 36.5-inch vertical leap, and a tied for modern offensive linemen record 10-foot-1-inch broad jump, according to NFL.com. This performance showed just how athletic he is and made him a likely top 10-12 pick.