Buccaneers Land NFL Analyst's Favorite Pick of NFL Draft

With many options to choose from, Tampa Bay nailed one of their Day 3 picks, according to one analyst

David Harrison | May 4, 2022

The NFL Draft is over and done with and while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are preparing to introduce their newest members to their style of football, those of us on the outside are still getting in our reactions, grades, and analysis of each and every pick.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers second round NFL Draft pick, Logan Hall

For Chad Reuter of NFL.com, this means dropping his favorite picks of the weekend, and he did so going round by round with one new Bucs player making the list.

"Otton was my top senior tight end coming into the 2021 season, but things didn't work out as expected last fall," Reuter writes of Tampa Bay's fourth-round selection, Cade Otton. "Washington did not have an efficient passing attack; meanwhile, Otton fought COVID-19 issues, then suffered a broken fibula toward the end of the year. Even if Rob Gronkowski returns for 2022, though, the Bucs needed to add another tight end, and Otton's pass-catching and run-blocking skills were worth making him the top pick of Day 3."

Tampa Bay Buccaneers fourth round NFL Draft pick, Cade Otton

The Washington Huskies tight end joined Oklahoma defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey (Cleveland Browns), Louisiana safety Percy Butler (Washington Commanders) and Iowa safety Dane Belton (New York Giants) as Reuters' favorite picks of the fourth round.

Other notable favorites of Reuters include Georgian defensive tackle Jordan Davis selected in the first round by the Philadelphia Eagles, his Bulldogs teammate, running back James Cook who was taken in the second round by the Buffalo Bills, and Purdue wide receiver David Bell selected by the Browns in the third round.

Buffalo Bills second round NFL Draft pick, James Cook

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Published May 4, 2022

DAVID HARRISON

David Harrison has been in sports media since 2015 using written, audio, and video media to cover athletes, coaches, and games. In addition to covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for BucsGameday and Locked On Bucs he also covers the Washington Commanders for Commander Country and Locked On Commanders and the Washington Wizards for Inside the Wizards. David also covers the NFL as a whole as one of the Friday hosts for Locked On NFL. He is a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University and previously spent 20 years as an active member of the United States Army. Contact David via email at david.w.harrison82@gmail.com or on Twitter @DHarrison82.