Has Jason Licht on her radar.

There is nothing scary about Kay Adams. But she said the way Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht added playmakers to the defense in last week’s draft, the Bucs defense ought to be scary good.

Three of the first four players Licht drafted were not only on the defensive side of the ball, but one player for each level.

Rueben Bain, a defensive lineman, Josiah Trotter, a linebacker and Keionte Scott, a nickel corner. Adams is not only convinced all three start, but all three will quickly become playmakers in the NFL.

“I don’t thnk it could possibly be better than what Jason Licht did this weekend,” Adams began. “Just take a look at the changes that were made:

“Reuben Bain at [No. 15] overall, that’s a home run. He would have been a home run on any team, any defense.

“[Licht] landed Mizzou linebacker Josiah Trotter, yes those Trotters, in the second round to help fill [the hole left by] Lavonte David. That will be huge. So Trotter, as I understand it, is like a tackling machine, makes a lot of plays at the line of scrimmage, dynamo, all that.

“And then [Licht] got Miami nickel Keionte Scott in the fourth and that’s going to be one of the steals in the draft, my staff here [says]. He’s somebody that really will hopefully transform the secondary, which is needed. This is a guy who is like a game breaker, like win games, like absolute playmaker.”

Adams said the Bucs must improve the pass defense. With a new nasty pass rusher, a raging linebacker and a playmaking nickel corner who can blitz and tackle, the Bucs ought to at least have a decent pass defense, Adams noted.

Joe really doesn’t know what to make of the Bucs defense this year, at least in the early weeks. Are we really to believe three rookies during Week 1 will be able to ball out?

If those three rookies can play solid ball while they learn the nuances of the NFL, the Bucs ought to be able to make another run at the division title. The Bucs’ defense fully collapsed last year and still the Bucs damn near won the division.

This Bucs defense just got a WHOLE LOT scarier 🫢@Buccaneers | @heykayadams pic.twitter.com/6be96KOD7J

— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) April 27, 2026