YaYa Diaby Gets Stamp Of Approval From Graham Barton
April 26th, 2024
New Buccaneers rookie center Graham Barton.
Will Bucs outside linebacker YaYa Diaby become the first dominant edge rusher the franchise drafted and developed since Lee Roy Selmon?
Graham Barton wouldn’t bet against Diaby.
The 2024 Bucs first-round pick center told a quick story Friday at One Buc Palace of facing the Bucs’ 2023 third-round pick, Diaby.
At the time, Diaby played for Louisville. Barton, of course, played with ACC rival Duke. It wasn’t one of Barton’s favorite games.
“I faced Diaby my sophomore year, my first at left tackle,” Barton recalled. Barton then shook his head at an unpleasant game.
“It wasn’t super fun. He’s pretty good. But he’s on my team.”
It may not have been fun for Barton and his Duke line got the job done. He goose-egged Diaby that day. Diaby didn’t record a single statistic.
Cool that Barton already refers to the Bucs as “my.” When he arrived to One Buc Palace today, Barton joined in the Tampa… Bay! chant with Bucs employees as he hollered repeatedly, “Tampa!”
April 26th, 2024 at 3:23 pm
Very Happy for Graham and the Bucs!
April 26th, 2024 at 3:26 pm
Great Pick!!!
April 26th, 2024 at 3:27 pm
stout neck on the big fella
April 26th, 2024 at 3:30 pm
He looks like the superman of offensive lineman or something. An ambassador of pain
April 26th, 2024 at 3:33 pm
^^ LC gets the coin phrase… Assuming he lives up to it
April 26th, 2024 at 3:34 pm
the nucs hit it out of the park with this pick that late in the 1st
April 26th, 2024 at 4:00 pm
He looks the part with that giant neck.
I’d say I hope he works out, but Licht knows offensive lineman, and if he’s taking a guy this high, it’s going to work out very well.
April 26th, 2024 at 4:15 pm
LordC
I your lyrics are as good as your nicknames I’m sure it’s excellent.
“Ambassador of Pain”
I love that! I hope in the future one day that we are able to add an “s” to it and nickname the entire OL “Ambassadors of Pain”!
Barton will set the tone in the middle.
April 26th, 2024 at 4:23 pm
Y’all are tuff on this kid man, Hainsey was like the cheese on the McDonald’s burgers. It ain’t real but it’s playing the part. So now we got our guy and I think we have to see a bright side, or Licht does and I think the kid will be a welcome gift like Tristan..
April 26th, 2024 at 4:23 pm
Great pick. This kid has all the right attributes to be another Paul Gruber type and anchor the Oline for years to come.
April 26th, 2024 at 5:11 pm
Excited to see what he can do! Really, really wanted Verse and am sad about it.
April 26th, 2024 at 6:31 pm
Shiver me timbers! Barton be the son of John Cannon!! Look at that neck
April 26th, 2024 at 10:43 pm
The next Charles Hannah.
A good pick.