The Buccaneers have picked DE Erik Lorig with the 253rd overall pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  Lorig is 6′3″, 265 pounds and he runs a 4.9 40.  Lorig plays all out all of the time and that is the reason he likely got picked by the Bucs.  He played in 5 games (all starts) at Stanford last season in which he had 13 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, he had 1 sack, batted down one pass and he forced 1 fumble.  Lorig played in 41 games (25 starts) in his four years at Stanford in which he had 89 tackles, 17 tackles for a loss, he had 8.5 sacks, batted down 4 passes and he forced 2 fumbles.  This was another solid pick for the Bucs.

The Buccaneers have picked OLB Dekoda Watson with the 217th overall pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  Watson is 6′1″, 232 pounds and he runs a 4.65 40.  He is a outstanding athlete and he could very well be a steal for the Bucs.  He played in 13 games (12 starts) for Florida State last season in which he finished up with 65 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, he had 6.5 sacks and he broke up 1 pass.  Watson played in 45 games (32 starts) in his four years with the Seminoles in which he had 184 tackles, 32.5 tackles for a loss, he had 11.5 sacks, broke up 8 passes and he had 2 interceptions.  Watson was another good value pick for the Bucs in the 7th round.

The Buccaneers have picked CB Cody Grimm with the 210th overall pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  Grimm is 5′10′, 203 pounds and he runs a 4.59 40.  Grimm is a super aggressive safety who is a special teams dynamo.  Grimm had 106 tackles, he broke up 5 passes, had 12.5 tackles for a loss, has 4 sacks and he forced 7 fumbles.  Grimm finished up his 4 years with the Hokies with 214 tackles, 26.5 tackles for a loss, 11.5 sacks, he forced 9 fumbles, broke up 7 passes and he had 2 interceptions.  Look for Grimm to be a core special teams player and maybe more for the Bucs down the road.

The Buccaneers have picked punter Brent Bowden out of Virginia Tech with the 172nd overall pick (6th round) of the NFL Draft.  Bowden played in 13 games for the Hokies last season and he punted the ball 57 times for 2,495 yards (43.8 avg) and he placed the opposition inside their own 20-yard line 20 times (35.1%).  He played in 41 games in his time at Virginia Tech in which he punted the ball 214 times for 9,022 yards (42.2 avg) and he placed 72 punts (33.6%) inside the opposing 20-yard line.  Bowden will likely be the starting from day #1 for the Bucs and he has experience as a holder also.

The Buccaneers have picked WR Mike Williams out of Syracuse with the 101st overall pick (4th round) of the NFL Draft.  Williams is a big guy at 6′2″, 205 pounds and he runs a 4.55 40.  While Williams is not the fastest receiver around he still finds ways to get open.  He is also a tenacious blocker on running plays.  He only dropped in the draft because of off-field issues but the Bucs’ brass seemed o.k. with it after they did their research on him.  Williams played in 7 games (all starts) for the Orangemen last season and he caught 49 passes for 746 yards (15.2 avg) with 6 TD grabs.  Williams played in 29 games (22 starts) at Syracuse in which he caught 133 passes for 2,044 yards (15.4 avg) with 20 TD grabs.  Williams might step right into the starting lineup for the Bucs as they have a huge need at WR.