NFL's Daniel Jeremiah ranked his top 50 NFL Draft prospects.
50 Kevin King - CB, Washington
48 Jourdan Lewis - CB, Michigan
50 Chad Hansen - WR, California
42 Ryan Anderson - OLB, Alabama
46 Marcus Williams - S, Utah
36 Marlon Humphrey - CB, Alabama
45 Cooper Kupp - WR, Eastern Washington
43 Caleb Brantley - DT, Florida
46 DeMarcus Walker - DE, Florida State
39 Curtis Samuel - RB, Ohio State
40 Cam Robinson - OT, Alabama
39 Malik McDowell - DT, Michigan State
38 Tim Williams - LB, Alabama
37 Adoree' Jackson - CB, USC
35 Charles Harris - DE, Missouri
44 Gerald Everett - TE, South Alabama
34 T.J. Watt - LB, Wisconsin
33 Jabrill Peppers - S, Michigan
32 Deshaun Watson - QB, Clemson
31 Mitch Trubisky - QB, North Carolina
30 Jarrad Davis - LB, Florida
29 Gareon Conley - CB, Ohio State
28 Garett Bolles - OT, Utah
27 John Ross - WR, Washington
26 Alvin Kamara - RB, Tennessee
21 Christian McCaffrey - RB, Stanford
24 Budda Baker - S, Washington
25 Taco Charlton - DE, Michigan
23 Takkarist McKinley - DE, UCLA
22 Quincy Wilson - CB, Florida
20 Teez Tabor - CB, Florida
19 Tre'Davious White - CB, LSU
13 O.J. Howard - TE, Alabama
16 Derek Barnett - DE, Tennessee
17 Forrest Lamp - G, Western Kentucky
18 DeShone Kizer - QB, Notre Dame
15 Ryan Ramczyk - OT, Wisconsin
12 David Njoku - TE, Miami
14 Sidney Jones - CB, Washington
11 Dalvin Cook - RB, Florida State
10 Solomon Thomas - DE, Stanford
9 Mike Williams - WR, Clemson
8 Corey Davis - WR, Western Michigan
6 Reuben Foster - LB, Alabama
7 Leonard Fournette - RB, LSU
5 Jonathan Allen - DT, Alabama
4 Jamal Adams - S, LSU
3 Marshon Lattimore - CB, Ohio State
2 Malik Hooker - S, Ohio State
1 Myles Garrett - DE, Texas A&M
The 2017 season is coming to an end and with that, mock drafts are beginning to roll in. ESPN's draft expert, Mel Kiper, released his first mock draft on Thursday morning and believes that the Buccaneers will use the No. 19 pick on a defensive end. Tampa Bay picked up a pass-rusher in the second round of the 2016 draft when they selected Noah Spence, who recorded 5.5 sacks as a rookie.
According to Kiper, Michigan's Taco Charlton will join Spence on the defensive line.
"Charlton plays with good leverage for his height (6-5) and has active hands and an incredible wingspan," Kiper wrote. "I'm curious what he'll measure at the combine. He can play on his feet, too, which means he could fit in a 4-3 or 3-4 scheme. The Bucs took Noah Spence in the second round last year, and he improved in their 4-3 as the season progressed (5.5 sacks). Charlton would be a great pick."
Charlton recorded 9.5 sacks during the 2016 season, the 14th-most in the country. For his efforts, he was selected by both the coaches and the media as a first-team All-Big 10 selection. He was a three-year letter-winner at Michigan, appearing in 46 games and making 15 starts, all at defensive end. He finished his career with 94 tackles, 28 of which were for a loss, and 19 sacks.
Charlton is the fourth-best defensive lineman available, according to Kiper's initial mock draft. He has Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett going NO. 1 to the Browns, Alabama's versatile defensive lineman Jonathan Allen going No. 3 to the Bears and Stanford defensive end Solomon Thomas going No. 9 to the Bengals.
For Kiper's complete first-round mock draft, click **HERE**.
