Jason Licht Gushes Over Keionte Scott
April 30th, 2026
Bucs GM Jason Licht.
Man, Joe hasn’t seen Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht get this excited for a fourth-round draft pick since edge rusher David Walker last year.
Licht hopped on WDAE radio this week (the new 95.7 FM) and shared his excitement for selecting nickel cornerback Keionte Scott in Round 4 on Friday night. It was the first Licht talked publicly about the pick since he sent his henchmen out to handle post-draft news conferences on Friday and Sunday.
(Hey Jason, how bout you handle these key media sessions and give those guys their own day with media. Joe would be happy to attend the Mike Biehl and Rob McCartney media barbecue the weekend after the draft. Team Glazer could serve hot dogs and knishes and these guys could get hours of spotlight and all kinds of interviews. Joe will buy the dessert.)
“I love his passion, the way he plays, the instincts, incredible instincts,” Licht said.
“He’s a pressure player from the nickel position. He knows how to blitz. He’s got good coverage skills, good zone awareness. He’s a hitter. He’s tough. He’s been described by a lot of the people there at [the University of] Miami, along with Rueben [Bain] as the heartbeat of the team. So, the energy that he brings every day is something I think is going to be infectious. Just love all of that stuff about him. He’s a winner, and he’s out to prove to the world that he’s better than the fourth-round pick that he was.”
Joe’s excited by Scott being a likely steal in Round 4. Could he turn out like Jordan Whitehead did as a Bucs fourth-rounder in 2018? Joe would take it.
Whitehead also was a hitter, and he quickly became a starter in the Bucs’ defensive backfield. Whitehead delivered one of the biggest defensive plays in Bucs postseason history in his third season. You can watch it below. Joe still gets chills every time.
Another 3rd down situation — with GB scheming open Aaron Jones on the crosser (pick concept).
Watch the safeties here…
Middle of the field presence — with Jordan Whitehead driving on the crosser (top of the screen).
Physical hit, ball out. @NFLMatchup pic.twitter.com/rdoCzxlQd5
— Matt Bowen (@MattBowen41) January 25, 2021
April 30th, 2026 at 12:28 pm
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LFG!!!
April 30th, 2026 at 12:34 pm
This kid is a smart , football junkie. He is a stud who played multiple positions for Miami. Great get. He will be impactful.
Favorite player in CFB last year and I am not a Miami fan.
April 30th, 2026 at 12:36 pm
He is the real deal. Sure tackler who wraps up. Picks off passes, punches the ball out, and actually ran stunts with Bain.
Physical, plays like a linebacker, and at 5’11” is an inch taller than Ronde Barber.
April 30th, 2026 at 12:55 pm
I actually thought Whiteheads hit and forced fumble really kept us in control of the game and helped allow the win
April 30th, 2026 at 12:59 pm
The gushing is over the top.
April 30th, 2026 at 1:03 pm
Keonte amd Trotter were on my list early, then i was going will Lee and Hill jr….just keeping it real….and of course Bain was unreachable so i never considered him. I know Keonte is going to be a HUGE upgrade for us, and wow, what a value at 4th…i predict he’ll get a nice contract when the time comes….and so will Bain and Trotter……now to see what this 3rd rd WR can do….who also looks like a steal…forgot his name but hopefully he’ll remind me come game time.
April 30th, 2026 at 1:09 pm
love this pick!!!!
surprised he was there in the 4th too….
i though the was at worst a 3rd round pick
GO BUCS!!!
April 30th, 2026 at 1:10 pm
“Man, Joe hasn’t seen Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht get this excited for a fourth-round draft pick since edge rusher David Walker last year.”
Lmao!
April 30th, 2026 at 1:11 pm
“The gushing is over the top.”
You’re mad because guys on a football site get happy about good football players, while everything you type is either expressing your displeasure with Bowles or anything else that has to do with this football team.
That’s gotta to suck for you, just a lil bit.
April 30th, 2026 at 1:16 pm
Speaking of the lovely and talented David Walker what’s his status Joe? Will he be a full go in OTA’s and training camp?
April 30th, 2026 at 1:20 pm
Alex , Robinson, Bain , trotter and Scott these guys are tone setters. Thumpers. And we added 5 to the defense. I love what the Bucs are trying to do and I say try because time will only tell if it works. Let’s go
April 30th, 2026 at 2:00 pm
You know what I noticed in both of those video clips… look at the coverage. The corners aren’t standing around flat footed 15 yards down field in zone waiting for something to happen.
But please, someone pop in to tell me about how the 2020 Bucs were a zone defense, just like today. LOL!
April 30th, 2026 at 2:28 pm
a couple of interesting 53-man projections are trending :
Culp out
Kam out
Klein out
Braswell out
the remainder are as expected
doesn’t appear to be a lot of exciting position battles in camp –
offense is pretty set –
defense is pretty set
April 30th, 2026 at 2:45 pm
Scott going to be our starting Nickel. With Parrish going to the outside as a starter and then Zion and Morrison can battle it out for the other outside CB spot.
Zion and Morrison are currently our 2 biggest unknowns/liabilities, so one of them can start and the other can be a 2nd stringer.
April 30th, 2026 at 2:47 pm
“You know what I noticed in both of those video clips… look at the coverage. The corners aren’t standing around flat footed 15 yards down field in zone waiting for something to happen.”
You’re confusing cushion with the call, which is zone Rod lol
Obviously you need film with narration, because you’re eyes can’t do it all
April 30th, 2026 at 2:50 pm
Let me explain, Whitehead is the robber in this instance. As the robber, he fires toward the block to stop intermediate slants/curls or anything else that’ll cross his face.
You’re talking about the depth of the CBs as if that determines the difference of the call, and in this case that would be-in your words-retarded.
April 30th, 2026 at 3:09 pm
It’s also called read and react, you either can or can’t. When Whitehead saw the play he reacted, good field of vison. Scott has that. That pick 6 against OSU was just that and more than that it looked like film study the way he was all over it.
April 30th, 2026 at 3:31 pm
Fast, physical addition to our DB room!
I’m liking this pick a lot. Parrish is a keeper, I’m still high on Morrison too.
IF WE FINALLY get the front 7 producing consistently I believe we’ll see much better coverage stats.
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Good god Rod Munch….. Still trying to redefine what zone and man to man coverage are, after people who actually know a little something about football/defense corrected you.
You have lost this debate repeatedly, to several different posters, but you keep doing you..