The Bucs have already upgraded the skill positions this offseason to look like a much better team in 2020, and now in the NFL Draft the team went ahead and picked up an offensive linemen in Iowa tackle Tristan Wirfs.
Janna Laine of ESPN gave her take as to why the Bucs went this route with the 13th overall pick:
The Bucs have a soon-to-be 43-year-old quarterback in Tom Brady, and Wirfs will have a big role in protecting him. They did not re-sign longtime starting right tackle Demar Dotson this offseason, either. The Bucs’ offensive line also gave up 47 sacks in 2019. Wirfs can step in right away and take over for Dotson. His skills are off the charts, clocking a 4.85-second 40 at 6-foot-3, 320 pounds at the NFL combine.
CBS Sports says that it was a ‘no-brainer’ to take the big tackle in the first round:
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