College Coaches Think Kenyon Sadiq Is Good For The Bucs
April 3rd, 2026
Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq.
Joe enjoys college football writers Brett McMurphy and Andy Staples. Both were ex-Tampa Tribune dudes and are very, very good at what they did and do.
Another guy Joe enjoys is Bruce Feldman.
The long-time college football writer has an insane list of sources. Feldman is smart. He goes to college football coaches’ conventions and gets close with young coaches working at big-time programs.
Those guys often become head coaches themselves or head to the NFL.
Feldman, of The Athletic, is old school in that he does his schlock draft the right way: He does one. He trusts his sources, instincts and conviction.
Feldman admitted on his podcast this week he didn’t text or call many NFL general managers or coaches. Instead, he looked at team needs and then he spoke with college coordinators, sometimes ex-NFL guys, and had them compare prospects and say who gave them the most trouble.
In Feldman’s lone schlock draft, he, like many others, has the Bucs picking Oregon freak tight end Kenyon Sadiq.
Signing Al-Quadin Muhammad takes away some urgency from needing an edge here and linebacker can come a bit later. Sadiq is a rare athlete who was a matchup nightmare in college. At 6-3, 241 (he was 255 entering last season), he has exceptional burst and explosiveness. It showed up in a big way at the combine, when he ran a 4.39 40 with a 1.54 10-yard split to go with a 43 1/2-inch vertical and 11-1 broad jump. Sadiq will be a weapon in the screen game as well as a deep threat, although he had only one catch of more than 30 yards last season. He’s also shown to be a capable blocker. The one negative with him has been inconsistent hands. One Big Ten coach compared him to Vernon Davis.
“Physically, he’s freaky, man — he’s everything you want,” said a Big Ten DB coach who faced Oregon. “He’s agile. He’s twitchy. I think he fits more in the NFL than in college. They’ll split him out and flex him and let him do his thing. I’d have thought they would’ve forced the ball to him, but they didn’t. He routed-up our safety and it would’ve been a touchdown easily, but the ball didn’t come his way.”
“He’s such a freak,” said a DB coach whose team faced Oregon late in the season. “He did it all. His in-line blocking was pretty solid. On the perimeter, he was really good. He could stretch us vertical. He was a problem for our linebackers and some of our safeties. He has a big catch radius. He runs routes like a wide receiver. You turn on that tape and he’s blowing by people. He’s catching streaks up the hash and running by people who are 8 yards off of him, which is pretty dang impressive for a tight end. We had a game plan for him because he definitely has a skill set that can take a game over.”
Feldman’s comment about the Bucs having less urgency for their pass rush may be more accurate than it appears. Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht keeps banging the drum that second-year edge rusher David Walker is all that even though he hasn’t finished a padded practice. And yes, Licht did sign a double-digit sack guy in Al-Quadin Muhammad (AQM).
Maybe Licht is playing Moneyball and figures if he can get 7 to 12 sacks from AQM, and maybe 6 from Walker and 4 from Anthony Nelson, that’s strong sack production from the right outside linebacker — if they are not otherwise too busy covering receivers 20 yards downfield.
If the Bucs stay put at No. 15, drafting an inside linebacker is reaching. Sonny Styles is highly unlikely to be on the board at No. 15.
But Sadiq, who could turn the Bucs offense lethal, is in range of No. 15. The defense? The Bucs probably need four or five players to become good.
Joe has no issues with Sadiq coming to Tampa Bay.
April 3rd, 2026 at 9:11 am
yeah lets add a TE…
baker will have all the time in the world to find him behind Klein, MJ and Haggard lol
Kadyn Proctor or Olaivavega Ioane
GO BUCS!!!!
April 3rd, 2026 at 9:17 am
If he is there at #15, just take him. All of the A+ EDGE and ILB prospects will be long gone. Akheem Mesidor has serious medical questions and we do not need another Kancey.
We do not currently have a MOVE TE on the roster and Sadiq would give us that. You can line him up Inline, split him out wide, ir stick him in the slot.
Zac loves to run 12 personnel(2 TE) sets, so this is ideal.He is a generational talent and will start day one and would be a Offensive Rookie of the Year candidate.
I just hope he gets by the Ravens…!
April 3rd, 2026 at 9:20 am
Gives me the OJ Howard vibe for some reason…lets stick to rebuilding the D
April 3rd, 2026 at 9:33 am
isnt Culp 6’3 240 and ran a 4.4?
we have Otton, Durham, Ko and Culp
we need IOL in the worst way…and not just a “player” a STARTER!!
GO BUCS!!!!
April 3rd, 2026 at 9:48 am
They are not drafting a TE in the first round.
This nonstop talk about him going to the Buccaneers is ridiculous.
If it is not edge or ILB then it’s time for LICHT to go when BOWLES goes at the end of this year.
April 3rd, 2026 at 9:50 am
Who wouldnt want an ILB at 15 if they end up being a 10 year starter? You think the Lions regret taking Jack Campbell? Trust the board and take the best player available regardless of position unless we trade out of the pick which is highly unlikely unless someone wants to jump in front of the Jets to take Ty Simpson.
April 3rd, 2026 at 9:56 am
Just do it.
April 3rd, 2026 at 9:59 am
Defense, please.
April 3rd, 2026 at 10:00 am
Sadiq is a beast. Not a one trick pony either – he can block (& as important likes to do it). Kid has eye-popping production from HS too. <- for all the naysayers that think only one year of production. Led all of CF TE with 8 TD catches in 2025 without being focal point of offense.
Related side note: The more I’ve researched, our draft position really is not that bad. We will have terrific options throughout fairly deep pool this year. Just need to stay focused on CB DL Edge OG (in ABC order). Sadiq is the only TE I would consider early (read: only <5).
April 3rd, 2026 at 10:00 am
Unhealthy infatuation, TEs aren’t even all that important in this offense and this guys is no Jimmy Graham
April 3rd, 2026 at 10:15 am
It’s seems like the Bucs should have had enough of drafting these (Combine Warriors)
They were bragging about how .much Zyon McCollum combine results
The same about OJ Howard, Yaya Diaby
I believe in productivity at every level
April 3rd, 2026 at 10:32 am
Sadiq will not impact the league for 3 years( if at all). Keep this receipt and we can talk next year. @Tampa2ATL ⬆️talking about how good he was in….. high School. lol. Good grief! Combine freak? Absolutely. So was Zach Kuntz in the 2023 draft at TE. Look him up. Never heard of him? Yeah… that’s my point. Culp ran a 4.4 and weighed more. He is all we need to stretch the field. Grizz just had no clue how to use him. . 8 TDs in his last year at Oregon? Durham had 8 in his last year at Purdue, in less games, on a worse team. If we waste the 15 pick on Sadiq, Jason should be walked out the door. Defense and IOL.
April 3rd, 2026 at 10:45 am
it’s good denver isn’t picking before us because payton would grab him quick fast
April 3rd, 2026 at 10:47 am
Baker has trouble hitting the WRs and TEs we have on the team so how is adding this guy going to help? Just another player to get over or under thrown. At least give Baker some OL help for the eventual injuries that will happen on the line…if theyre hellbent on going offense.
But with this coaching staff it really won’t matter who is drafted, they won’t get the most out of them.
April 3rd, 2026 at 10:59 am
David says:
“If its not edge or Ilber…”
Please tell me which edge or Ilber you think JL MUST draft at 15???
Reaching for need is never a good strategy.
Passing on the drafts best OL, CB, TE, just to address need and grab the 4th or 5th best edge or 3rd or 4th best LBer, isn’t smart.
So please tell us which edge or LBer JL should draft so he doesn’t get fired.
April 3rd, 2026 at 11:12 am
Do some research. Sadiq is more than a combine warrior.
A bust from the past is just that – a bust then.
This is now – think Brock Bowers on Sadiq.
And he will catch passes from Baker just fine. To think otherwise is personnel agenda getting in the way of facts.
April 3rd, 2026 at 11:15 am
Not opposed to this as our pick. But we heard last year how with Walker, Reddick, Braswell, YaYa, we were set at edge. Now we’re being told we’re good again, because we signed Muhammad, and second year man Walker is back? Not buying we fixed our edge problem.
April 3rd, 2026 at 11:20 am
Sure this team needs 5 TE’s which 3 hardly see the field. If this guy is such all world why is he dropping to 15?
April 3rd, 2026 at 11:22 am
Is 15 low? He may not drop. Chiefs or Rams certainly in play.
April 3rd, 2026 at 11:27 am
“He is all we need to stretch the field. Grizz just had no clue how to use him.”
Oof forget stretching the field, how’s about actually scoring in the redzone with a 6’7 TE that has an 80 inch wingspan.
April 3rd, 2026 at 11:28 am
@BigBoiBuc – merely sharing that Sadiq produced on high level every time he has started. He was stuck behind Ferguson the past two years at Oregon. It also makes me a little more comfortable with catch ability. I’m not saying that there is no other choice here, I’m saying Sadiq is a damn good player and a viable option.
April 3rd, 2026 at 11:30 am
More exiting than Mesidor in my book. Would be just as excited with DT (McDonald/Woods) or Ioane or McCoy.
April 3rd, 2026 at 11:38 am
I’d rather have Sadiq than a first round guard when we already have spent a ton of draft capital on the OL. As long as Mauch will be ready *for sure* we don’t need a guard until the 4th or 5th round as a backup. Unless we plan on benching a very good Bredeson and having him become our primary OL backup? Just seems crazy to pick another one. Sadiq is a unicorn athlete at TE, and could make our offense utterly insane. We need offensive players to beat the person in front of them, and Sadiq will do that virtually every play. If he gets even with a safety and catches the ball he’s GONE. That’s an incredible thing to be able to say for a TE!
April 3rd, 2026 at 11:40 am
baker needs a taller target at te
April 3rd, 2026 at 11:42 am
This is the problem with Flesh Licht. People rant and rave over his drafting abilities, yet here we are talking about needing another TE, even though we have 4 TEs he’s recently drafted on the roster…but none of them are good enough to play.
Same with CB. How many draft picks has he spent on the position? But heading into 2026, we still need help there due to all his misfires.
April 3rd, 2026 at 11:42 am
Warren Brooks Lynch Says:
April 3rd, 2026 at 10:00 am
Unhealthy infatuation, TEs aren’t even all that important in this offense
Duh! That’s why they should draft him. The skunk works we have in the TE room gives no opposing DC any worries when prepping for the Bucs. I don’t know our new OC, but posters here have said he likes two TE sets. Culp or Durham combined with Otten would just lead to laughter by the opposing defense.
April 3rd, 2026 at 11:56 am
I watched Indiana beat the brakes out of Oregon twice last season
And Kenyon Sadiq was a non- factor in both games
Indiana LB Aiden Fisher was all over him, like white on rice
The guy that stood out to me in both games was IU WR Elijah Sarratt
I’m sure the dude had like 4 Touchdowns receiving
April 3rd, 2026 at 11:58 am
Sadiq the freak would be fun to have and take the offense the next level, but I’m getting too much of a Campbell flashback here. Too many people are picking him to the Bucs and we never pick the guy that is on every mock draft… except once… Barton. That was a no brainer.
Based on that outlook, that has no information/factual backing at all, we won’t be taking Sadiq or Mesidor. 😎
April 3rd, 2026 at 12:04 pm
I watch a lot of college football
And this guy didn’t do much against IU last season in both losses
The guy that stood out to me was IU WR Elijah Sarratt
This dude has been beasting throughout his college career
3,678 Receiving Yards
44 Touchdowns
15.2 AVG
This the guy the Bucs should be looking at
April 3rd, 2026 at 12:06 pm
“Duh! That’s why they should draft him. The skunk works we have in the TE room gives no opposing DC any worries when prepping for the Bucs.”
Whenever I see you in this post, I know I’m guaranteed to get an absolute homer take. Not mad at the bias, but no last 2 years in school 75 catches, 860 yards and 10 TDs. Could be a great addition, could be offensive JTS just drafted 17 spots higher.
His best game was against Minnesota, catching 8 pass for 96 yards and a score.
Against Montana state, dude caught a pass for 20 yards
For a guy with 4.3 speed, Ducks gave him 8 rushes for 3 whole yards.
I save money by not buying hype.
April 3rd, 2026 at 12:08 pm
Beer is good. More beer.
April 3rd, 2026 at 12:11 pm
Sadiq is a big WR who lined up outside or in the slot, rarely in-line. NO!
April 3rd, 2026 at 12:14 pm
Sadiq is a player. Dude played in the wildcat. x,y,z, at Oregon. Too fast, too agile, too big for LBs and DBs. Cade is not the answer. We now pay 10 mil per for the same production.
Sadiq, Tez, Jmac and E2 fir the next 2-4 years would be lethal.
Imagine 12 personnel with him and 88. Lots of RPO and audibles. That keeps guessing.
The NFL is all about matchups. Sadiq is a matchup problem.
Never draft for need early, unless that guy has the tape and abilites.
Sadiq is not a reach. Hes 100 percent a first rounder.
If we pass he could go to Carolina, they like him. That would be a problem for us.
I also would be happy with Delp! Im a big fan. But his stock is moving up.
April 3rd, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Bee Says:
April 3rd, 2026 at 10:47 am
Baker has trouble hitting the WRs and TEs we have on the team so how is adding this guy going to help?
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Nonsense. 95TD’s in 3 years? Go sing another song with your your girlfriend, Munch. Baker is Top5 when healthy. Even you know that. Quit trying to gain attention. Just because you and Munch were the kids that nobody pick to be on their team, that’s not Baker’s fault.
April 3rd, 2026 at 2:02 pm
@BucsFanInOregon – our new OC does love 2 TE sets . He ran it the last 2 years with Kyle Pitts and Charlie Woerner in Atlanta. Look up Charlie Woerner. He has has 26 catches for an average of 8!yards and exactly ZERO TOUCHDOWNS in his 6 years in the league. 2TEvseta doesn’t mean “ everybody go deep!” I would argue Otton and Durham/Culp are better that Pitts/ Woerner. Pitts better than Otton but our TE2’s better than Woerner ( when Coen was our OC. Grizz not so much) Sadiq is great athlete no doubt but not at 15. Take another athletic TE if you want to upgrade but in the later rounds.
April 3rd, 2026 at 2:38 pm
I like him, but we have other needs.
April 3rd, 2026 at 2:50 pm
“I would argue Otton and Durham/Culp are better that Pitts/ Woerner. Pitts better than Otton but our TE2’s better than Woerner ( when Coen was our OC. Grizz not so much) Sadiq is great athlete no doubt but not at 15.”
Not to mention, 12 personnel is used to run the ball more than it is to pass because the 2 TEs also serve as extensions of the OL and it forces defenses to play in base D to get as much men in the box, because 12 is a heavy personnel group.
Proof?
Bijan Robinson ran 958(64% of his total rush yds) yards of his total 1,478 yards last year out of 12-personnel on 157(54% of his carries) of his 287 carries in 2025 under Z-Rob. Sort of out of necessity, because ATL didn’t have the dogs at WR like we do.
Guys hear 2-TEs and just think that means we’ll be passing a ton. Also, that’s not a calling card of McVays’ offense that’s something he and everybody on his tree inherited from Mike Shanahan.
April 3rd, 2026 at 3:09 pm
If you want a fast guy and has straighline speed and no feel for the sweet spots in the zones he would be the pick.
April 3rd, 2026 at 3:29 pm
Terrific counter points above. Funny too. Well done, gentlemen; and thank you.
April 3rd, 2026 at 4:04 pm
The bias against him from the Bucs fan base is pretty huge.
I am not for drafting a TE in the first round — but calling Kenyon Sadiq just a combine warrior is a disservice to a 21-year-old that has worked harder than most to make himself an excellent pro prospect.
The man came from Idaho so not a surprise that he was not a college stud at ages 18 and 19.
But he was a stud at age 20 last year for Oregon, so he figured out how to make it work.
Now, the other TE’s in this class might have better two-year stats, but that is because they are all a year or more older than Sadiq.
Pretty sure, if he stayed next year at Oregon, that he’d have the stats that Warren Brooks Lynch is looking for
I’d be willing to bet that he has a better NFL career than Otton or Pitts.
April 3rd, 2026 at 4:06 pm
If he’s there at 15 they will take him, they always say best player available in round one , don’t reach for need…
April 3rd, 2026 at 4:36 pm
I don’t have anything against Sadiq
He may very be an All Pro TE
My point is, I didn’t see a Top TE during their games against Indiana U
I seen an average TE, with 7 receptions, 50 yards, 0 TDs
I didn’t know how fast he was, how athletic he is
Because Indiana shut him and Oregon offense down, both games
And these were prime time games
I had.no idea he was a projected top 15 pick
April 3rd, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Hang on a sec. I looked at his production and… 11 yards per reception? 40 yards per game? Payne Durham averaged 43 ypg his senior year. 11ypr.
I was hyped about him, but are we are sure we aren’t making the classic workout warrior king of the combine mistake?
April 3rd, 2026 at 4:54 pm
Egbuka is a great player, but the Bucs needed an ILB.
Sadiq is a great player, but the Bucs need a DT, and they still need an ILB.
Best player available is a wonderful luxury when every spot on the roster is solid.
It is an unfortunate luxury when you are tearing down and rebuilding from scratch.
When there are gaping holes to fill, best player available is suicide if it doesn’t fit your need and you have no other means of filling the need.
It is clear, isn’t it, that the Glazers are not shelling out truckloads of money this year to fill the holes? It is, “Draft what you need or die!”
April 3rd, 2026 at 6:04 pm
I do not mind a DT in theory in the 1st round — but to select a defensive tackle in the first round, you have to believe that he will not be just tough against the run but would be able to explode up the middle and cause disruption in the middle of the offensive line.
Sorry, Banks is the only guy who has shown that he can do that regularly in this class and he is a huge injury risk.
McDonald can hold that line, but his pass rush right now is basically a bull rush or bust.
What I do like about McDonald along the defensive line is that he is only 20 years old — so he has a chance to take that next step.
But that is the same with Sadiq. That young man is only 20 years old.
Both men had one good year in the Big Ten. To call one just a workout warrior and jump to the assumption that the other is clear NFL talent is just odd to me.
Comparing Payne Durham coming out of Purdue to Kenyon Sadiq is also odd. When Durham was a 20 year old at Purdue (like Sadiq was at Oregon last year) , Durham caught 16 balls for 3 TD and 166 yards. So, the comparison makes zero sense to me.
April 3rd, 2026 at 6:35 pm
I wouldn’t throw a fit if they took Sadiq, but he’s just a big WR, doesn’t do much in the blocking game. Also his production wasn’t that great. He does have very good measurables, and he makes some great catches, and he would be a weapon – and I’m sure he’ll be a good receiving TE in the NFL and put up good stats, but 15th overall just seems a bit rich to me. Also there’s a bunch of good receiving TE’s in the draft – but Otton already has that role. And yes, I know you need two TE’s, but I’d rather bet on the next Gronk over the next Vernon Davis. Personally I’d rather take someone like Sam Roush in the 3rd (or later perhaps), he’s a dramatically better blocker, and has some very good receiving skills, and has the physical tools that would add something to the TE room.
But, again, I’m sure Sadiq will have good year as a receiver – and as pointed out before, you win by scoring more points than the other team. Without e2 last year, the Bucs win probably 4 or 5 games. And if something happened to Otton, the Bucs are SOL since Durham isn’t good and is way too slow, and Culp is still just a lottery ticket that hasn’t shown much yet.
April 3rd, 2026 at 6:38 pm
“Pretty sure, if he stayed next year at Oregon, that he’d have the stats that Warren Brooks Lynch is looking for“
I’m not looking for stats to validate drafting Saddiq because I’m in the minority that thinks we’re fine at TE.
Now if you and the other Duck fan want to sell me on Malik Benson, I’m all ears. I keep seeing day 3 grades on him and wondering “how!?” as he’s basically west coast Skyler Bell
April 3rd, 2026 at 6:46 pm
@Geno ⬆️⬆️Durhams catches when he was a 20 year old that you listed above was in a 6 game Covid season of 2020 He had 56 catches and 8 TDs as a Senior and 45 catches and 6 TDs as a Junior
April 3rd, 2026 at 6:56 pm
My point exactly BigBoiBuc. When Durham was a 20 year old he had 16 catches not 56 catches. Fair enough to say it was a 6 game season. The previous guy was comparing a 23 year old Payne Durham season to a 20 year old Kenyon Sadiq season.
Sadiq as a 20 year old was doing as well as Durham with 3 less years of man growth.
Rod Munch — I don’t see the bad blocking you suggest in Sadiq. After it has been mocked that the Buc’s might draft Sadiq, I went back and watched the semifinal game (among others) of Sadiq — the one that Lakeland says he does nothing.
Watch his blocking on the 3rd offensive play for Oregon or the 70 yard Oregon run from their own 25 down to Indiana’s 5 yard line. Sadiq actually blocks one linebacker comes off that block and blocks the 2nd outside corner to spring that run more than anyone else.
Now, I did not watch all the plays like scouts did.
One Big Ten coach compared him to Vernon Davis.
“Physically, he’s freaky, man — he’s everything you want,” said a Big Ten DB coach who faced Oregon. “He’s agile. He’s twitchy. I think he fits more in the NFL in college. They’ll split him out and flex him and let him do his thing. I’d have thought they would’ve forced the ball to him, but they didn’t. He routed-up our safety and it would’ve been a touchdown easily, but the ball didn’t come his way.”
“He’s such a freak,” said a DB coach whose team faced Oregon late in the season. “He did it all. His in-line blocking was pretty solid. On the perimeter, he was really good. He could stretch us vertical. He was a problem for our linebackers and some of our safeties. He has a big catch radius. He runs routes like a wide receiver. You turn on that tape and he’s blowing by people. He’s catching streaks up the hash and running by people who are 8 yards off of him, which is pretty dang impressive for a tight end. We had a game plan for him because he definitely has a skill set that can take a game over.”
Now to be clear, I am a fan of Sadiq’s. But I tend not to want to draft a TE that early in the NFL especially after the failure of OJ Howard.
That being said, if we are not trading down and we think we are only looking at 2nd round talent except someone like Sadiq when it gets to our spot — I will accept it as the Bucs being smart and taking someone with elite traits.
April 3rd, 2026 at 7:02 pm
If he is a Homer maybe but I dont see it
April 3rd, 2026 at 7:03 pm
@Geno. Fair enough. But Durham was only 22 as a senior, not 23. But I like Sadiq. Don’t get me wrong. Would love to have him on our team. Just don’t think we should use a 15 pick for him. To me I’m not sure if he is better that Culp by much.
April 3rd, 2026 at 9:09 pm
Geno712 – I didn’t hear the Vernon Davis comparison before, but when I think fast TE, he’s who I think of. He did have a very long career, but a very slow start. I don’t think Sadiq would start that slow since the modern NFL will just use him as a big WR and worry about teaching him to block later.
As for his blocking, I watched highlights, and some random games just skipping around, and I don’t see it. He really didn’t hold blocks at all in what I saw, and seemed to be asked more to just get in the way rather than block. Also, every scouting report I’ve seen said he’s not a good blocker. But my issue is more with the fact the Bucs do have receivers already, and Otton is already a catch first TE who we just resigned – Otton isn’t much of a blocker himself, but he’s certainly better than Sadiq from what I’ve seen so far. In my opinion, a 2nd TE would be more about trying to get a very complete TE to compliment Otton – who can catch, but who is a very good blocker. That’s why I really like Sam Roush – he’s the only guy I’ve seen from this draft class who I think can be a really good blocker and a really good receiver.
But again, I’m not anti-Sadiq, I think he will likely have a good receiving year, and perhaps his blocking is better than I think, and if the Bucs get him, they’re adding a big-time weapon and have locked up the TE position for years to come.
April 3rd, 2026 at 9:13 pm
When you guys look at Durham, don’t look at his college stats, go watch him actually play. The guy changed, physically, dramatically in college. Early on he was basically just a WR, he even looked like one, had great hands, had good speed for a TE, but was undersized. Then he went through a growth spurt, because he goes from being a smaller agile receiving first TE, to being a big lumbering giant. After we drafted him I went and watched his tape and someone had put all his highlights together over the years and it literally looked like different plays. Early college Durham was a legit receiving threat, and I’m certain Durham still has that in him, but the issue is he’s just gotten too big and too slow to do much – and he’s not even that good of a blocker. If the Bucs draft someone, I’m not even sure Durham makes the team – although if the Bucs did draft someone like Sadiq, then likely they would keep Durham over Culp since Durham is a lot bigger (I assume Ko is a lock since he’s the best blocking TE on the team by far).
April 3rd, 2026 at 9:29 pm
If he’s the top player on their board when they pick, absolutely take him. You can reach for needs later in the draft. It’s not like they are one or even two players away from the SB. So stock up as many superior players at any and all positions for the new HC in 2027.
April 3rd, 2026 at 9:59 pm
@munch⬆️⬆️. You couldnt be more wrong about Durham/size. I’m a Purdue alum living in Tampa and have followed his entire career. He came to Purdue at 272 and we were always thinking”they are gonna make this kid an OT!” He got down to 245 in his freshman year, but redshirted. The next 4 years he played at 255 so every bit of film you have ever seen of him, he was 255 which is exactly what the Bucs list him at the last 3 years here. But, your post was cool. Not true, but cool. Good hands, average blocker, always been the same speed ( not real fast) but was that same speed throughout college.
April 3rd, 2026 at 10:46 pm
Man, nothing will get the majority of panic stricken, pessimistic losers here at JoeBucsFan more riled up than signing an offensive player in the first round. If the Bucs do that again, it’ll be highly “entertaining” reading the countless comments from know-it-alls who pretend they are GMs but probably can hardly do the lowlife jobs they have already.
April 3rd, 2026 at 11:51 pm
BigBoiBuc Says:
April 3rd, 2026 at 9:59 pm
@munch⬆️⬆️. You couldnt be more wrong about Durham/size. I’m a Purdue alum living in Tampa and have followed his entire career. He came to Purdue at 272 and we were always thinking”they are gonna make this kid an OT!”
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I just know what I saw watching his tape – his early college highlights he looks and runs like a WR, and then at the end, he looked completely different to me, much larger and much much slower and lumbering – exactly how he has looked with the Bucs. He’s got good hands, but he’s way too slow to be useful in the NFL.
April 4th, 2026 at 8:57 am
To summarize several posts: “We drafted a first round TE 8 years ago and it was a bust, therefore THIS will be ALSO”
BSPN needs to tap the JBF posters for more on-air contributors
April 4th, 2026 at 9:04 am
Why are we talking about Durham or Culp as viable TE’s.
They have had a total of 5 seasons in the NFL and have combined for 23 receptions and 3 TDs in those 5 seasons.
April 4th, 2026 at 10:45 am
@munch ⬆️ so now you’re backing off the stupidity of he “ got much bigger “ comment when facts are presented. Don’t let facts stand in the way. lol.
April 4th, 2026 at 10:47 am
@geno. Catches are a function of targets. Canales and Grizz not a clue. Coen did.
April 4th, 2026 at 6:02 pm
BigBoiBuc Says:
April 4th, 2026 at 10:45 am
@munch ⬆️ so now you’re backing off the stupidity of he “ got much bigger “ comment when facts are presented. Don’t let facts stand in the way. lol.
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I was just telling you what I saw on tape. If the numbers are different, then they are what they are, but by the eyeball test, he just looked way different to me. I mean go watch some highlights again and tell me that he doesn’t look a lot smaller and faster early on. I don’t think that’s a very controversial take, it seems obvious.
BTW, to be clear, when I say a growth spurt / smaller, I don’t mean he went from 5′ 10″ to 6′ 7″ – I just mean the why he physically looks, he looked much bigger in terms of his build. Height is harder to tell on tape as its relative to who he’s playing against, but his build and the way he moves – again, early on he is smooth, and looks pretty quick for a TE, but then he become a slow lumbering giant – which is what we’ve seen with the Bucs as well.