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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

OLB Chad Greenway (S2, 32nd)
G Garrett Collins (S5, 30th)
DE Raymond Henderson (S6, 27th)
HB Matt Forte (S7, 5th)
OT Jared Valdheer (S8, 27th)
DT Jurrell Casey (S9, 30th)
QB Teddy Bridgewater (S10, 17th)
MLB Alec Ogletree (S11, 9th)
WR Jarvis Landry (S12, 21st)
DE Leonard Williams (S13, 27th)

I honestly couldn't tell you about Greenway's career from a statistical standpoint. I think he was fine in Tampa, then he moved to the Orcas after I distinctly remember him being an odd target in free agency where I think five or six users tried to sign him. He wrapped up his career in Denver as a backup.

Collins has rarely played a full 16 game schedule, but the rare 1st round G has been respectable with a career block:sack ratio at roughly 5, and has been more efficient in his past three seasons.

Henderson was mostly a backup, but he showed up when finally given the chance to be the starter. In his first two seasons as a starter (S12-S13), he had 20 sacks and 3 FFs, but then he became a free agent and was a backup with the Bengals last season.

This is a running league. Around 20 or so HBs each season finish with 1000 rushing yards or more. It defies all logic that between S2 and S10, the Bucs had no 1000 yard rusher. This was a very successful franchise, making the situation all the more perplexing. I don't recall how many different starting HBs they had since Julius Jones departed, but nothing seemed to work. Forte eventually broke the streak, but it took awhile. He was so close as a rookie with 974 yards but injuries limited him to 3, 11, and 12 games across the next three seasons with him peaking at 865 yards despite a YPC of 4.7 during that span. S11 was the breakout year with 1245 yards, and he's had 1100+ rushing yards since. He's the active career leader in rushing YPC at 4.7.

Valdheer was a backup and spot starter along the line to begin his career. He didn't fare especially well as a G, but as the starting LT the past two seasons, he does have 104 blocks vs 6 sacks allowed.

Casey has been a great two-way DT in his six seasons in the league, averaging over 50 tackles and nearly 8 sacks a season with 8 FFs. The DL was neglected for awhile, so he was keeping it afloat after John Henderson retired.

Bridgewater was a Top 5 prospect who fell all the way to the Bucs as Tom Brady retired. He's been great for them from the start with a career passer rating above 80 on 62% completion, and after dealing with injuries his first two seasons, he hasn't missed a game in the past three. Just one season after signing him to a long-term deal, he was shipped to Chicago.

LBs are a pretty safe/high reward pick, but Ogletree has yet to really emerge after four years into his career. He has put up 283 tackles, 7 sacks, 4 INTs, and 10 FFs+FRs in his career.

After Nate Burleson retired, Landry and Brigewater had a great connection with 152 rec, 2070 yards, and 15 TDs the past two seasons. Now he has to catch passes from likely a rookie QB in his contract year.

Williams has posted consecutive 8 sacks seasons and a combined 5 FFs+FRs in his first two seasons, but after displaying above-average run defense his rookie season, he cratered his second season in a lost season for the Bucs. You have to hope that the team's woes on D were the chief reason behind that instead of it being a more accurate indication of who he is.
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