The Buccaneers continued their focus on the front seven on early Day by picking SMU’s Elijah Roberts at 157th overall in the 5th round.
Roberts is a tweener type who simply knows how to get after the quarterback, but he projects best as a base end with his hand in the dirt for Todd Bowles’s scheme. That said, he’s familiarity with playing stand-up linebacker could afford Bowles some opportunities to unleash his dastardly creativity.
The Bucs desperately needed another body with some juice on the defensive line with Logan Hall on the final year of his deal, William Gholston possibly retiring, and very little NFL talent behind them.