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Howard Could See "Immense Improvement" in 2018

Barring a dramatic trade of some sort, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will add another first-round draft pick to their roster on the evening of April 26. There's a good chance that player will immediately assume a big role on the 2018 squad, particularly if he is of top-10 pedigree.

The Buccaneers hope that newcomer will help in their efforts to rebound from a 5-11 season and surge back into playoff contention in 2018. Of perhaps equal importance to that effort is how Tampa Bay's last first-round pick performs this coming fall.

A year ago, Tampa Bay brass was surprised to see Alabama tight end O.