Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2004 Draft
Round 1 (#15): Michael Clayton, WR, LSU
Round 3 (#79): Marquis Cooper, ILB, Washington
Round 4 (#111): Will Allen, FS, Ohio State
Round 5 (#146): Jeb Terry, OG, North Carolina
Round 6 (#181): Nate Lawrie, TE, Yale
Round 7 (#206): Mark Jones, WR, Tennessee
Round 7 (#228): Casey Cramer, FB, Dartmouth
Round 7 (#252): Lenny Williams, CB, Southern
Draft King Analysis
I think that the Bucs would've taken Tommie Harris had he fallen one more spot, since his style of play is so similar to that of Warren Sapp (who left for Oakland). Instead, Chicago took Harris, so Tampa Bay looked to add youth to its WR group by bringing Michael Clayton on board.
Cooper at #79 was an interesting choice. The guy has some speed (he runs a 4.6 40), and while he doesn't have the size that others at LB have, the trend in the NFL toward speedier LBs makes this make sense. However, I am surprised that the Bucs didn't instead opt for Arkansas OLB Caleb Miller (who went one pick below to Cincinnati), but we'll see how that decision pans out for them.
One very odd move was the choice of Lawrie at #181. I'd think the Bucs would've been more inclined to bolster its offensive line depth at that spot, but perhaps Gruden and company saw something in the Yale-educated Lawrie that they really liked...
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