The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have two clear starters at cornerback: Vernon Hargreaves and Brent Grimes. Behind that, though, the depth chart is a bit of a mess. The Bucs have a lot of players there who can play a lot of different roles, and who have varying amounts of experience and talent.
That’s true despite the fact that the Bucs did not add any cornerbacks in the draft this year. They did, however, (re-)sign a few free agents.
Here’s what secondary coach Jon Hoke said on Thursday.
We moved Ryan Smith [to cornerback]; we're excited about what he can do.