BSPN: High Chances Michael Trigg Drafted By Bucs
April 6th, 2026
Baylor TE Michael Trigg.
First, it was Kenyon Sadiq. Now it’s Michael Trigg.
For months, “this Joe’s” preference was (if possible) for the Bucs to draft an inside linebacker at No. 15 and then on the second day of the draft, for the Bucs to draft Baylor tight end Michael Trigg. (The other Joe is drooling to draft an edge rusher.)
Tampa native Trigg may not be so much a blocking tight end but he does stretch the field and he is a matchup nightmare for linebackers and defensive backs.
It seems the analytics mice at BSPN are thinking the same way: a stretch-the-field tight end would be a bonus for the Bucs.
BSPN has a “draft predictor” that gives a percentage likelihood that a player could be drafted by a team. It seems the numberscrunchers at BSPN believe Trigg, 6-4, 240, is a third-round pick. and if Trigg lasts to the third round, the Bucs have the best percentage of drafting Trigg at No. 77, until the Patriots are on the clock at No. 95.
Trigg, per BSPN, has an 83 percent chance of being on the board when the Bucs are on the clock in the Round 3.
New Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson liked to run a lot of two-tight-end sets in Atlanta. With an inline tight end like Cade Otton and a stretch-the-field beast like Trigg, now you’re cooking with gas. On offense.
#Baylor TE Michael Trigg is the best TE at the catch point in the 2026 draft.
Elite wingspan and physicality to be a jump-ball artist, will be a very interesting player to monitor throughout draft season. pic.twitter.com/7JXnepla2J
— Andy (@AndyyNFL) December 4, 2025
April 6th, 2026 at 7:41 am
“a stretch-the-field tight end would be a bonus for the Bucs.” I’m not opposed to Trigg on the second day of the draft but dang…can’t Culp be that guy under Zac Robinson’s two TE preference. You know…save a draft pick for the D because the Bucs already have “Trigg.”
April 6th, 2026 at 7:45 am
Reminds me of ME. We need that.
April 6th, 2026 at 7:48 am
I agree with Lt. Dan.
Culp has shown he can stretch the field in the limited opportunities he’s gotten, and we have a lot more needs on defense this year.
April 6th, 2026 at 8:10 am
Some of those catches look a little like Mike
April 6th, 2026 at 8:17 am
Switching Culp to Receiver seems reasonable, but it’s not likely to work at this point. The time to do so would have been when he was in High School or the Freshman year of college.
The NFL is a tough place to switch positions. Remember Goedecke’s first year at guard? Barton played some center at Duke, but the adjustment hasn’t gone all that well.
Wide receiver is quite ab it different than TE – even a “Move” TE.
Instead of trying to make him into something that he has never been, just go get someone who has always played the position, and played it well. It’s not a wasted pcik if you get a quality producer who will fit in quickly.
April 6th, 2026 at 8:20 am
Trigg is slow like Otton 4.6 to 4.7-Prefer a speedball like Sadiq at 4.3 who can take the top off the defense.
April 6th, 2026 at 8:26 am
I know!…Lets draft Bo Jackson! Geez!
BSPN (and many others) should be required to show documented proof of at least a minimum amount of research on the team. Jason is probably loving it though. Makes it much easier for him to get some trade partners if anyone is insane enough to buy this stuff.
Go Bucs!
April 6th, 2026 at 8:50 am
Joe is pro-Devin Culp, but he’s no Michael Trigg.
Trigg can outmuscle a linebacker for a ball. Culp isn’t nearly that physical.
April 6th, 2026 at 8:55 am
Trigg would be great Day3
but i would like to see what Culp can do with a competent OC
GO BUCS!!!!!
April 6th, 2026 at 9:07 am
I don’t believe TE is a high priority of the Bucs
At least it shouldn’t be a higher priority over CB,ILB, DT, OLB, G
I understand Zac loves the 12 Personnel, but it’s just a smoke screen
I doubt if Licht can trade down from 15, so we have to be smart with the picks
If the Bucs are really serious about fixing the defense
Then the first 4 picks should be defensive players
April 6th, 2026 at 9:08 am
I’d like center from Indiana in the 3rd, move Barton to guard. It’s about time the Bucs drafted a true center.
April 6th, 2026 at 9:16 am
They’re about the same height and similar weight, Culp & Trigg. Not sure how the hands comparison goes. Seems like Trigg might have better hands.
Trig didn’t run the 40 at the combine or any pro day, but he did the vertical testing andalso has freakishly long arms, so that probably helped us draft stock.
I’m in the camp that says use culp more because I would put money on the fact that he is much faster than Trigg. I feel like Trigg would have run the 40 if the time would have been astounding. He probably had some private 40 testing and saw the numbers wouldn’t help his draft stock but maybe hurt it. I think most of his production comes from the fact that he’s long with long arms and fairly physical with good vertical skills where he can win jump balls but he won’t leave anybody behind.
Going out on a limb here and betting neither of them are much in the blocking category.
Let’s see what Culp and I can do out there with aore TE focused OC and let’s use our pick on a OG if we’re going to draft any offensive player.
April 6th, 2026 at 9:17 am
We have a stretch the field TE. Bowles wont let him on the field because he isnt a run blocker.
Kinda like how Bowles wont let pass rushers on the field because they arent run stoppers.
Theres a bottle neck on this team that the assistant coaches can’t get past even if they want to use a guy.
April 6th, 2026 at 9:24 am
Would be nice to have a TE that gets downfield lol Otton 4 yard per catch average
April 6th, 2026 at 9:26 am
Bucs have Culp? And how is Trigg seeing the field if he can’t block.
April 6th, 2026 at 9:26 am
Charlie Woerner started 13 games at TE, Kyle Pitts started 17 games
Pitts had 118 targets, Woerner had 9 targets
I really didn’t see any benefits from the 12 Personnel, not in the passing game
The Falcons didn’t have a 1,000 yards receiver, because it was too conservative
I believe that was a problem with Ike Hillard( WR Coach) and Raheem
And that problem led to Ike Hillard getting fired, and Ray Ray McCloud walking out
The believe the Falcons offensive players hated the 12 Personnel
That’s problem why they gave Zac a low grade
April 6th, 2026 at 9:31 am
Biggest needs are to draft a GM and HC.
April 6th, 2026 at 9:32 am
Another day, another projected draft target of the Bucs. All these projections are wrong. The Bucs are going to select Someone. Someone is the most versatile player in the draft. Need a edge rusher, Someone is your guy. Need a cornerback, Someone fits the bill. Bake up QB, you can’t go wrong with Someone. Put your money on it, the Bucs are going to draft Someone.
April 6th, 2026 at 9:39 am
I can’t understand an offensive pick on the first three rounds, when there are so many holes on D, we need LB, Edge, DL, CB and probably one more safety!!!
And we are thinking about a TE?????
I really don’t get it.
April 6th, 2026 at 9:56 am
We have Culp on a rookie deal and Payne to block. Not a need, move on and focus on DL and CB
April 6th, 2026 at 10:00 am
A 5th TE lol
April 6th, 2026 at 10:13 am
Never saw him separate. I don’t get the pathological insistence on force-feeding another TE to the roster. Cade and Ko were resigned….ergo no need. Defense is full of holes. We can’t afford the luxury pick.
April 6th, 2026 at 10:25 am
Trigg would have to be told: “no block no rock”.
April 6th, 2026 at 10:47 am
They better start figuring out the best defensive guys in this draft. A new toy for Baker is the flashy pick but we all know this team is going no where if they can’t fix this awful defense.
April 6th, 2026 at 11:17 am
Not buying him. Catches well but zero separation even again st linebackers and route running is below average. And not a blocker either.
April 6th, 2026 at 11:19 am
My biggest concern with Zac Robinson is his conservative offense
The only reason he was having success against the Bucs, was by force
The Bucs always shut down the run, and forced Zac to pass the ball
And that’s where the Falcons were most successful against us
But, the next game Zac would go back to the run, and frustrate Falcons fans
Hiring Zac could have influenced Mike Evans to jump ship to Shanahan
April 6th, 2026 at 11:33 am
It needs to be Delp!
April 6th, 2026 at 11:34 am
Our achilles heal was lack of pass rush at de n we’re talking bout possibly drafting a tightend on day two.🤔 We have a tightend who’s 6’4 n runs a 4.4 forty n we can’t find a creative way to coach him up at wr to fill the void for Evans or coach him up to become a better blocker. Shame on our coaching staff. We need to draft first n second level defense in first four rounds, period. If not, Bucs will experience the same embarrassment imposed on us by Brees, Matt Ryan, n Cam Newton from 2008-2019 respectively. Let’s not make Bryce Young n Tua feel as if they are still playing for Saban, or Penix feels as if he’ll have all day to go through his progression, or even make Tyler Shough prove to us that his win against us last year was no fluke. Let’s not go back to the Schiano, Lovie Smith, Koetter, n yeah 8-9 Bowles days.