Power Ranking Number 29: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay last season drafted what they believe will be their franchise quarterback in Josh Freeman, and now he needs to show that he has the ability to be that. He started the final nine games of the season and he won three of those games, including back to back wins on the road against Seattle and New Orleans. The Buccaneers organization feels like the two rookie wide recivers that they drafted in Arrelious Benn and Mike Williams will really help Freeman in his development as a quarterback and they already have one of the league’s best tight ends in Kellen Winslow.

With the third overall pick in this year’s past NFL draft the Bucs draft defensive tackle Gerald McCoy to help their defensive line and then in the second round they drafted defensive tackle Brian Price and they are hoping that these two defensive tackle can be a great combo for years to come. Barrett Ruud is a great middle linebacker that can make plays all over the field but needs some help from the other linebackers.

In the secondary cornerback Ronde Barber is one of the all time great Buccaneers players and is a possible Hall of Fame player but he didn’t have an interception last season and the Bucs hope he can make more plays this season. One of the up and coming players in the Bucs secondary is cornerback Aqib Talib who last season had five interceptions and the Bucs expect him to be a possible Pro Bowl player in 2010.

The Bucs have a chance to do something but a lot of this seasons hope rest of the past two first round picks in quarterback Josh Freeman and defensive tackle Gerald McCoy.

Pre-Combine Top 150

1. DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
2. DT Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma
3. S Eric Berry, Tennessee
4. DE Derrick Morgan, Georgia Tech
5. CB Joe Haden, Florida
6. LB Rolando McClain, Alabama
7. OT Russell Okung, Oklahoma State
8. WR Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State
9. DE Jason Pierre-Paul, South Florida
10. QB Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame
11. QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
12. OT Anthony Davis, Rutgers
13. DE Carlos Dunlap, Florida
14. RB C.J. Spiller, Clemson
15. DT Dan Williams, Tennessee
16. OG Mike Iupati, Idaho
17. OT Trent Williams, Oklahoma
18. DT Brian Price, UCLA
19. S Earl Thomas, Texas
20. OT Bryan Bulaga, Iowa
21. CB Kyle Wilson, Boise State
22. DE Brandon Graham, Michigan
23. S Taylor Mays, USC
24. DT Jared Odrick, Penn State
25. DE Everson Griffen, USC
26. OLB Sergio Kindle, Texas
27. RB Ryan Mathews, Fresno State
28. OLB Navorro Bowman, Penn State
29. OLB Ricky Sapp, Clemson
30. WR Arrelious Benn, Illinois
31. DT Terrence Cody, Alabama
32. TE Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma
33. RB Jahvid Best, California
34. CB Kareem Jackson, Alabama
35. OT Bruce Campbell, Maryland
36. DE Jerry Hughes, TCU
37. ILB Brandon Spikes, Florida
38. RB Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech
39. WR Brandon LaFell, LSU
40. TE Aaron Hernandez, Florida
41. OLB Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri
42. WR Damian Williams, USC
43. TE Rob Gronkowski, Arizona
44. C Maurkice Pouncey, Florida
45. WR Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati
46. WR Golden Tate, Notre Dame
47. ILB Daryl Washington, TCU
48. CB Patrick Robinson, Florida State
49. S Morgan Burnett, Georgia Tech
50. S Nate Allen, South Florida
51. OT Charles Brown, USC
52. CB Dominique Franks, Oklahoma
53. S Chad Jones, LSU
54. OLB Eric Norwood, South Carolina
55. DE Greg Hardy, Ole Miss
56. CB Devin McCourty, Rutgers
57. OLB Rennie Curran, Georgia
58. CB Brandon Ghee, Wake Forest
59. ILB Sean Lee, Penn State
60. CB Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State
61. CB Donovan Warren, Michigan
62. OL Vladimir Ducasse, Massachusetts
63. WR Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas
64. WR Demaryius Thomas, Georgia Tech
65. DE Corey Wootton, Northwestern
66. S Reshad Jones, Georgia
67. RB Dexter McCluster, Ole Miss
68. DT Arthur Jones, Syracuse
69. OG Jon Asamoah, Illinois
70. DT D’Anthony Smith, Louisiana Tech
71. OG Mike Johnson, Alabama
72. DT Tyson Alualu, California
73. ILB Micah Johnson, Kentucky
74. OLB Thaddeus Gibson, Ohio State
75. QB Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
76. TE Ed Dickson, Oregon
77. RB Montario Hardesty, Tennessee
78. OT Jason Fox, Miami
79. OL Rodger Saffold, Indiana
80. DE Jason Worilds, Virginia Tech
81. DE Alex Carrington, Arkansas State
82. QB Tony Pike, Cincinnati
83. QB Colt McCoy, Texas
84. CB Jerome Murphy, South Florida
85. DE Austen Lane, Murray State
86. ILB Pat Angerer, Iowa
87. RB Toby Gerhart, Stanford
88. CB Amari Spievey, Iowa
89. RB Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State
90. OLB Roddrick Muckelroy, Texas
91. C J.D. Walton, Baylor
92. RB Joe McKnight, USC
93. CB Syd'Quan Thompson, California
94. ILB Darryl Sharpton, Miami
95. DT Cam Thomas, North Carolina
96. DE Koa Misi, Utah
97. OT Selvish Capers, West Virginia
98. C Matt Tennant, Boston College
99. OT Zane Beadles, Utah
100. DT Lamarr Houston, Texas
101. QB Tim Tebow, Florida
102. TE Anthony McCoy, USC
103. DE Brandon Lang, Troy
104. OG John Jerry, Mississippi
105. WR Jacoby Ford, Clemson
106. S Kam Chancellor, Virginia Tech
107. OT Kyle Calloway, Iowa
108. QB Jevan Snead, Ole Miss
109. DE Lindsey Witten, Connecticut
110. OLB Dexter Davis, Arizona State
111. WR Carlton Williams, South Florida
112. DE Willie Young, NC State
113. DE George Selvie, South Florida
114. OLB O’Brien Schofield, Wisconsin
115. WR Jeremy Williams, Tulane
116. WR Danario Alexander, Missouri
117. WR Jordan Shipley, Texas
118. TE Colin Peek, Alabama
119. S TJ Ward, Oregon
120. CB Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, Indiana-PA
121. OL Ciron Black, LSU
122. DT Mike Neal, Purdue
123. DE Jermaine Cunningham, Florida
124. OLB AJ Edds, Iowa
125. WR Eric Decker, Minnesota
126. CB Javier Arenas, Alabama
127. WR Taylor Price, Ohio
128. DT Geno Atkins, Georgia
129. CB Chris Cook, Virgina
130. OT Jared Veldheer, Hillsdale
131. LB Reggie Carter, UCLA
132. TE Dennis Pitta, BYU
133. DE Clifton Geathers, South Carolina
134. OLB Dekoda Watson, Florida State
135. CB Trevard Lindley, Kentucky
136. S Myron Rolle, Florida State
137. OT Kevin Haslam, Rutgers
138. CB Walter Thurmond, Oregon
139. S Larry Asante, Nebraska
140. CB Alterraun Verner, UCLA
141. S Major Wright, Florida
142. DE Antonio Coleman, Auburn
143. LB Donald Butler, Washington
144. WR Andre Roberts, Citadel
145. DT Jeff Owens, Georgia
146. RB Ben Tate, Auburn
147. RB Charles Scott, LSU
148. DE Justin Cole, San Jose State
149. CB Devin Ross, Arizona
150. LB Jamar Chaney, Mississippi State

2010 NFL Combine: WR Overview

List of Wide Receivers Invited to NFL Combine:
Seyi Ajirotutu, Fresno State
Danario Alexander, Missouri
Alric Arnett, West Virginia
Brandon Banks, Kansas State
Chris Bell, Norfork State
Arrelious Benn, Illinois
Nyan Boateng, California
Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas
Antonio Brown, Central Michigan
Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State
Chris Carter, Cal-Davis
Riley Cooper, Florida
Eric Decter, Minnesota
Marcus Easley, Connecticut
Jacob Ford, Clemson
David Gettis, Baylor
Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati
Shay Hodge, Mississippi
Brandon James, Florida
Donald Jones, Youngstown
Kevin Jurovich, San Jose State
Brandon LaFell, LSU
Scott Long, Louisville
Chris McGaha, Arizona State
Kerry Meier, Kansas
Carlton Mitchell, South Florida
Preston Parker, North Alabama
Jared Perry, Missouri
David Reed, Utah
Andre Roberts, Citadel
Emmanuel Sanders, SMU
Jordan Shipley, Texas
Golden Tate, Notre Dame
DeMaryius Thomas, Georgia Tech
Verran Tucker, California
Chastin West, Fresno State
Blair White, Michigan State
Damian Williams, USC
Jeremy Williams, Tulane
Kyle Williams, Arizona State
Mike Williams, Syracuse
Stephen Williams, Toledo
Ryan Wolfe, UNLV

Juniors:
Chris Bell, Norfork State
Arrelious Benn, Illinois
Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas
Antonio Brown, Central Michigan
Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State
Carlton Mitchell, South Florida
Golden Tate, Notre Dame
DeMaryius Thomas, Georgia Tech
Damian Williams, USC
Mike Williams, Syracuse

Played in Senior Bowl:
Danario Alexander, Missouri
Riley Cooper, Florida
Jacob Ford, Clemson
Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati
Shay Hodge, Mississippi
Donald Jones, Youngstown
Jeremy Williams, Tulane

Played in East – West:
Seyi Ajirotutu, Fresno State
Alric Arnett, West Virginia
Kerry Meier, Kansas
David Reed, Utah
Emmanuel Sanders, SMU
Verran Tucker, California
Blair White, Michigan State

Played in Texas vs. Nation:
Marcus Easley, Connecticut
David Gettis, Baylor
Donald Jones, Youngstown
Kevin Jurovich, San Jose State
Scott Long, Louisville
Preston Parker, North Alabama
Jared Perry, Missouri
Kyle Williams, Arizona State
Stephen Williams, Toledo

Surprising guys left off:
Taylor Price, Ohio
Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green
Joe Webb, UAB
Juamorris Stewart, Southern

Story Lines:
Arrelious Benn – Can Benn still be a first round pick with the type of junior season he had?

Dez Bryant – Will Bryant be a top ten pick?

Riley Cooper – Cooper dropped some balls at the Senior Bowl he should have caught, needs to do a better job in the drills at the NFL Combine.

Eric Decter – Will Decter be healthy enough to run with his foot injury?

Jacob Ford – Might be the fast 40 time for a wide receiver in a long time.
Mardy Gilyard – After a great week of practice at the Senior Bowl and outstanding game can he keep the momentum up?

Kevin Jurovich – Jurovich missed most of the Texas vs. the Nation practices and the game because of turf toe, something to watch at the NFL Combine.

Jared Perry – Perry flashed some ability at the Texas vs. the Nation game and needs to keep it up.

Golden Tate – Tate 40 yard dash and height are some big question marks that he can answer at the NFL Combine.

DeMaryius Thomas – A good 40 yard dash can help his stock go a long way as people are questioning his speed.

Chastin West – West was schedule to play in the Texas vs. the Nation game, but pulled out at the last minute because of a hamstring injury, how healthy is he for the NFL Combine?

Blair White – White has gone from a walk-on to a top notch NFL prospect.

Mike Williams – Williams has had off the field issues, so the interviews with NFL personal with be huge.