The Bucs Get A Running Back
April 24th, 2020
Bucs RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn.
Can an SEC running back save the Bucs? Peyton Barber didn’t.
But the Bucs are hoping a third-round draft pick from Vanderbilt does. That would be Ke’Shawn Vaughn.
Vaughn is the No. 14 back in the draft per Dane Brugler of The Athletic.
SUMMARY: A two-year starter at Vanderbilt, Vaughn was the feature back in former offensive coordinator Gerry Gdowski’s scheme. He became the third player in school history with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons, ranking No. 5 on the school’s all-time rushing list (2,272). Vaughn is a speedy, run-to-daylight ball carrier with the active play style that helps create missed tackles. While he is fairly reliable as a pass catcher and blocker, he might not have the decision-making qualities required to be a dependable every-down back vs. NFL defenses. Overall, Vaughn gets in trouble when he passes up singles looking for extra-base hits, but he accelerates well while shifting gears to catch defenders off balance, projecting as a capable third-down option with potential to be more.
You can watch his highlights below.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:23 pm
Rojo clone??? Or am I waaaaay off???
April 24th, 2020 at 10:24 pm
Who???? No clue
April 24th, 2020 at 10:24 pm
Jason can’t draft to save his life.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:25 pm
Should have took Moss the florida kid from Utah.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:25 pm
I like it!
April 24th, 2020 at 10:25 pm
I swear we just tried a running back for 3 years that ran right up the middle without picking up his head.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:25 pm
Rojo is more a 1-2 down back
April 24th, 2020 at 10:26 pm
I’m content with this pick. Vaughn has some upsides to him.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:26 pm
Bad pick jesus I hope they address RB in FA.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:26 pm
Welcome to Tampa Bay muscle hamster 2.0.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:26 pm
This is a miss. Too bad.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:26 pm
Hmmm. Didn’t see this one coming. This pick insures Ronald Jones is our starter.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:26 pm
Hes a beast, he played at Vanderbilt and still put up good production very happy
April 24th, 2020 at 10:26 pm
Draft unfolding nice…
DT, G/C, WR, QB
Super Bowl Bound!!!
April 24th, 2020 at 10:27 pm
Everyone whines and screams about how we have to take a RB, then we take a RB, and everyone whines and screams…
I will agree with the 2nd part, we didn’t need a RB in the draft.
I read up on guys before the draft and out of the 3rd tier guys I thought this guy was probably the best choice, but I’m not sure we were down to picking 3rd tier guys at this point.
Anywho, you guys got your RB. I said we didn’t need one, you did, so like it and stop complaining.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:27 pm
Definitely would have preferred Moss
April 24th, 2020 at 10:27 pm
He’s a north to south runner, with the new OT, Gronk, and O.J. blocking opening holes it should be a good pick.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:27 pm
We need a GM!!! WTF????
April 24th, 2020 at 10:27 pm
Any Gator fan knows that Vaughn was among the (very) few standout guys from Vandy who actually raised your blood pressure during what otherwise should have been a cupcake game. Vandy was always overmatched but he found a way to stand out. Excited to see what this kid can do with some real talent around him!
April 24th, 2020 at 10:27 pm
Would have rathered kinlaw in 1st
Rb in second
Trade 3 and 4 for Josh jones in 3rd or maybe
He falls to us
April 24th, 2020 at 10:27 pm
Bruce Arians drafted David Johnson in the 3rd. This is not Jason’s pick.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:28 pm
Ugh. One moment Licht and Co actually take a player over need in Rd 2 then go right back to using the Draft to reach for need as if there is no other way to fill a specific position. Reminds me of the Charles Sims selection. You know the one where Licht took a transfer redshirt senior RB over two long term starting guards include 5x Pro Bowler in Trai Turner
April 24th, 2020 at 10:28 pm
We could’ve had Dobbins and taken numerous safeties here! Ugh, F it… we got Brady GRONK and wirfs… Winfield should be good but damn… I just don’t know if we did the right thing
April 24th, 2020 at 10:28 pm
Kareem Hunt 2.0
April 24th, 2020 at 10:28 pm
No Utah kid???
April 24th, 2020 at 10:29 pm
Ugh… what is it with Licht and picking RB’s? Rojo better have a breakout year this year!
April 24th, 2020 at 10:29 pm
Still gotta sign a free agent back.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:29 pm
Welcome to the 30 INT club Brady!!
April 24th, 2020 at 10:29 pm
Heard the jags called the Bucs to trade fournette
April 24th, 2020 at 10:29 pm
WTF…..This is crazy…..draft is a F so far…
April 24th, 2020 at 10:30 pm
Too little too late. We needed one of the top 5 running backs this year in a bad way. From everything that I have read on this kid, he is nothing special. Hopefully I’m wrong, but I think that a mentally challenged orangutan could have made better second day picks than Licht.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:30 pm
I hope we find a way to trade OJ for Fournette. RB is a glaring weakness and this guy isn’t going to fix it.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:30 pm
Rojo 2.0 would be just fine with me…….for all you down on Rojo…..his 4.2 yards per carry last year would total 1008 yards with just 15 carries per game….
We just didn’t hand him the ball…….
The question is….did we improve on Barber….probably….
April 24th, 2020 at 10:30 pm
Hes not a beast. Vanda doesn’t produce beasts. The beasts were taken in round 1 and 2. This guy is a 3rd down back. Better off trading for fournette on a one year deal. JW is laughing. Sorry TB, JW had no running game.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:31 pm
His highlights are trash. He get tackled by the first man on most of the highlughts. This has bust written all over it.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:32 pm
For all the people that is complaining about the draft. … look at it in this perspective, off season we resign 95% of the defense, got Brady, Gronk, and a beast OT, anything else is just sprinkles on the cake.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:32 pm
He put up some good numbers at a weak football school. The scouts saw something most fans probably didn’t. Deserves a chance. Might be a steal – especially for third down work. Plus – a trade/FA is always possible yet.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:32 pm
Oh look who is not happy. SURPRISE!!!!
April 24th, 2020 at 10:32 pm
He played well v LSU, which has NFL level talent on DEF. His effort at the goal line was superb.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:32 pm
MEATHEAD trying to be cute. Zack Moss was there! Zack Moss can be elite. This no name from VANDERBILT?? He would have been there in the 5th!!! MEATHEAD!!!!
April 24th, 2020 at 10:33 pm
We need a north/south runner, we will have leads this year without our QB throwing the other team back into the game. we will be running out the clock.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:33 pm
He may be a little slow but he seems like a pretty smart runner, time will tell on this pick
April 24th, 2020 at 10:33 pm
I’m not mad about this one but I do feel we should’ve went DT here. Leki Fotu would really complete our defensive line and would allow Vea to play DE which he has proven he can play. I would love to trade back into the fourth and grab Fotu. Guy has serious game
April 24th, 2020 at 10:34 pm
Dude told you he doesn’t believe in using premium picks on running backs and you didn’t believe him. projecting as a capable third-down option, what else did you expect? It was Dare who needed to be replaced not Rojo. It’s a passing league right, they already have a 2nd round pick. I’m honestly hoping Rojo was seeking out help with pass pro, can’t miss blocks with Brady under center. With all the runs he had called back thanks to smith and Dotson he would have probably been a 1000 yard rusher
April 24th, 2020 at 10:34 pm
Detroit robbed us.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:34 pm
Better get a FA!
April 24th, 2020 at 10:35 pm
Y’all including joe suck and are the biggest crybaby people in the world!!!
April 24th, 2020 at 10:35 pm
Who? Never heard of him. Passed on Moss. WTF Licht you would FU a wet dream. I was so upbeat after yesterday & now I’m as down as can be. Loser Licht always tries & be cute & reach for a RB rated as low as 14 when Moss was sitting there. OMG Licht has to go. What a waste.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:35 pm
Jason I agree, I’d rather prefer them drafting a DE, but not upset at this pick
April 24th, 2020 at 10:36 pm
Ok Bruce why in the name of God did you allow JL make the pick at RB? You were involved in the OL pick, Bowles make the Winfield pick (which I was ok with) and then Mr. Thicky (bad rb evaluator) make the 3rd round pick? Who’s left out there in FA? Nobody. This is your running back stable? So I’m assuming that Ogunbuwale is your pass catching back? Brady are you ok with this nonsense?
April 24th, 2020 at 10:36 pm
Like Leighroy said. Vaughn made us Gators squirm in our seats. I think this was a good pick for us.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:37 pm
No running game again. Time to sign a FA back ASAP.
His film screams average.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:37 pm
There’s another highlight video that is 9:11 minutes long – check that one out, it’s much much better made than this one and Vaughn looks much more impressive.
Watch this and speeding through it, I don’t know about the basic north/south stuff – I see some good jukes in here, and he flows in and out of traffic pretty well. He’s not a stop and guy go, or a shifty guy, but runs with good speed.
This other highlight makes me feel a lot better about the pick – I can see what they see in him, in particular in his freshman season. The Vanderbilt highlights are mostly him running through big holes, and anyone can do that, but some of the early ones at Illinois, he’s needing to do more, and he does.
But the basic north/south stuff, I’m not buying it watching more of his stuff. I don’t like the pick when so many FA RB’s are available, or you could trade for Fournette and get him for basically nothing, but this pick might turn out just fine.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:37 pm
@ rod… need and still need top tier RB not Payton Barber 2. This was terrible pick! Camp meat!!should have moved and taken Taylor or Akers in 2nd. Hell we could have grabbed Eason here and got this clown in the 6th. Joke!!!!!
April 24th, 2020 at 10:38 pm
Kinda reminds me of a cross between Doug Martin and Peyton Barber. A north south guy who runs hard and can catch the ball if needed.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:42 pm
I haven’t read the comments yet BUT WHO IN THE #@&$ IS THIS GUY¿ Never heard of him. Don’t we NEED a “PASS CATCHING” all purpose back? I’m confused but I’m going to try to be patient and get a little more educated on this guy Before I pop a fuse. What did the commentators say? “Sufficient” pass catcher?!?… Not exactly a ringing endorsement.
My first instinct is to throw up…. BUT I’m practicing Patience. First…..
I general I’ve been a touch more than satisfied with our picks. So I’m going to try some Yogurt. I mean, Yoga. And meditation. Ok, how does it go…. O yeah noises, Umm…. Derr…. Umm….Duh….
Seriously, I’m going to go and Just…
…
April 24th, 2020 at 10:44 pm
Was Moss still around?
April 24th, 2020 at 10:44 pm
He ran a 4.51, got a 3 down toolset, he played on the weakest SEC team, and still was productive, STEAL
April 24th, 2020 at 10:44 pm
To all that hate the pick, I love the pick!
To all that love the pick, I hate the pick!
April 24th, 2020 at 10:44 pm
Bucs had Zack Moss available & they get this guy. I feel sick.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:44 pm
MEATHEAD TRASH
April 24th, 2020 at 10:45 pm
Saw a report Jags called us to trade Leonard and we chose to draft Vaugh instead yea not a fan of that pick we get one person year this is the one!
April 24th, 2020 at 10:45 pm
i agree with Architec Says.. ywan ..
plenty more to say but who cares.
yeaaaaaa!!!!!! i got that mf’er mosquito!!!!! sorry real life gets in the way once again.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:46 pm
Gotta give him a chance…. 👍
April 24th, 2020 at 10:46 pm
Its just so obvious when you compare Cam Akers tape vs Keshawn Vaughn’s side by side Akers is so much better. Odd pick Licht.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:47 pm
This is one of those picks where in about 2-3 years, we’ll look back and see that a pro bowler was drafted just 3 picks behind this dude lol
But for real, Licht has gotten at least 3 starters in the first 4 rounds. That’s what they needed! Good job, Licht! I’m happy!!!
April 24th, 2020 at 10:47 pm
Guzzle are you joking? This kids game is not even remotely similar to Kareem Hunt…
April 24th, 2020 at 10:47 pm
Kamara and Hunt ran a 4.56, no one thought they’d be stars, both 3rd rounders, promise hes gonna be a stud
April 24th, 2020 at 10:49 pm
I agree Rod. Hamsadwitch definitely has seen the video we have. Looks very impressive for a 3rd down RB. Do you guys think that Arians and Licht don’t know who Moss is??? They know more than all these posters bashing this pick.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:49 pm
Guess we’ll find out who’s wrong, I’m stoked love Vaugh
April 24th, 2020 at 10:49 pm
Rod Munch
“veryone whines and screams about how we have to take a RB, then we take a RB, and everyone whines and screams…”
Lol. I know right. He can catch the ball and pass block. Did you people not see him drag that entire LSU defense for a TD and then busted out another long one? WTF? Knew they wouldn’t have Rojo on the bench all year. I’m excited to see how he produces.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:50 pm
has not
April 24th, 2020 at 10:52 pm
Can’t fault Licht for passing on Moss. Seems like other GM’s are too, so maybe there’s something behind the scenes (medical issue perhaps) there? I thought they’d wait until day 3 to draft a RB, but I’m good with the Buc’s draft so far.
April 24th, 2020 at 10:52 pm
Maybe Eric Metcalf’s clone Antonio Gibson from Memphis if he’s there in the 5th?
April 24th, 2020 at 10:53 pm
Rod Munch
“veryone whines and screams about how we have to take a RB, then we take a RB, and everyone whines and screams…”
…but, but he wasn’t on Mel Kiper’s top pick list??? Burn in hell Licht!!! lol
April 24th, 2020 at 11:02 pm
On your way to the Skyway, please everyone consider this.
1. The Bucs obtained a terrific OT and S in the first two rounds;
2. Zach Moss racked up big numbers against average PAC-12 competition. He did have flashes but totally disappeared in the bowl game against Texas
3. Vaughn, racked up big numbers on an average team in the SEC, playing teams that were most likely better than Vandy and playing from behind.
4. Vaughn catches the ball. Brady can squeeze every once of ability from a player like this. Remain calm folks.
April 24th, 2020 at 11:12 pm
I liked the highlight against LSU.
April 24th, 2020 at 11:14 pm
The couch gm’s that did all the background work ups on all draft prospects are coming to this website to show disgust for this pick in all their infinite wisdom and knowledge from decades of scouting🙄🙄🙄🙄
Expect Rojo to be a better runner with improved run blocking
April 24th, 2020 at 11:15 pm
“Did you people not see him drag that entire LSU defense for a TD and then busted out another long one? WTF?”
He picked up 130 yards and two TD on 20 carries in that LSU game, also.
April 24th, 2020 at 11:15 pm
After watching his highlight real I’ve come out of it feeling better.
~ Workhorse
~ Tenacious
~ Bounces off defenders pretty well And DOES NOT go down on first contact….
~ Best of all for me, With my “not a professional evaluator of talent eye” IS a Better than Average pass catcher..
So Maybe it is a good pic.. Steal?? The jury is still out on that…
April 24th, 2020 at 11:16 pm
I like this pick. Moss would’ve been nice but this guy should pair well with RoJo. If he can do it in the SEC at Vandy then that tells you he has talent. He can also catch so I think he could have value for sure.
Licht got us 2 starters with our 1st 2 picks and a good 3rd down back that has potential. I personally like RoJo if they would just give him some more carries. Which he should get more since we have a reliable QB managing the game.
April 24th, 2020 at 11:22 pm
I’ve read comments for weeks on how we need a running back. We finally take one and all the know it alls want to write him off before he plays one down. There are players like this that end up having good careers. Chill out people!
April 24th, 2020 at 11:29 pm
https://youtu.be/yQKhfwFq4Nw
He has good hands!!! I like this pick now.
April 24th, 2020 at 11:36 pm
this pick is…
JAG
we coulda and shoulda done better at picking a back
#PoorMansDougMartin
April 24th, 2020 at 11:47 pm
Based on those highlights. Not impressed
April 25th, 2020 at 12:27 am
Small but stocky speedy guy….doesnt waste time finding holes, no dancing around. Its a 3rd rounder…..
Yes I wouldve preferred Moss but maybe they saw something negative with him that I didnt…wonderlic maybe?
April 25th, 2020 at 12:42 am
Terrible analysis. This dude is straight line with decent speed and slightly above average power. He’s nothing special but he’s definitely not a jitter bug like he was described.
April 25th, 2020 at 1:18 am
The main reason we got this guy is that he was the best pass-blocking RB left on the board and he’s also a serviceable all-around RB it looks like to me… But definitely not flashy
I hobestly think Rojo is going to be a Superstar, starting this year…
April 25th, 2020 at 1:19 am
*honestly…. I’m predicting 1200-1500yds for Rojo this year.
April 25th, 2020 at 7:10 am
Guess we really believe in RoJo because Vaughn doesn’t look particularly special. Probably could have gotten him much later…
April 25th, 2020 at 7:11 am
Smooth runner. Reminds me a little of Cadillac Williams.
April 25th, 2020 at 8:29 am
Brady need s a RB that can catch & we just got one… Last year when we picked SMB everyone freaked out & he seems to be a good pick…
April 25th, 2020 at 9:09 am
Looks like he has the tools to be a decent back. Not a “name” guy, but appears solid.
I have no issue with this pick.
April 25th, 2020 at 9:29 am
Looks fragile
April 25th, 2020 at 10:01 am
Zack Moss is going to make the Bucs regret this one. I cannot believe they passed on him.. I watched him play a lot at Utah. He is going to be a star.
April 25th, 2020 at 10:26 am
You guys crying saying we could have got moss. Do you just see a name or a ranking. The dude ran a 4.65 his draft profile says he has a fumbling issue. And he doesn’t have the elusiveness or speed for the nfl speed. And his violent running style won’t hold up versus nfl guys.
April 25th, 2020 at 10:42 pm
It furiates me that we didn’t do whatever we needed to trade up & get Swift from Georgia
Brady is big on throwing to RB’s out of the backfield, and as of right now we don’t have anyone who can fill that role.
We haven’t been aggressive in moving up for big players since we traded up to get Derrick Brooks in the first round.
Jason Licht still clueless and should have been down the road with Winston.