Round 2: Bucs Select Alabama Edge Rusher Chris Braswell
April 26th, 2024
Bucs OLB Chris Braswell.
Can Bucs coaches get a guy known for pressures to turn those into sacks? If they can, the Bucs may have drafted a stud pass rusher.
The Bucs selected Alabama edge rusher Chris Braswell in the second round. He doesn’t have many sacks, but he has a s(p)itload of pressures.
Since 2022, per the PFF tribe, Braswell had 86 pressures. That’s good.
Of course in the NFL, pressures don’t do s(p)it against good quarterbacks. You have to finish and, as is well-documented, sacks are drive-killers.
Welcome to Tampa, Mr. Braswell!
After two rounds, the Bucs have filled what fans felt was there greatest needs: center and edge rusher. Now go get a running back!
Chris Braswell since 2022: 86 QB pressures, 17 sacks, 18.3% pass-rush win rate 😤 pic.twitter.com/MyRCllslT4
— PFF TB Buccaneers (@PFF_Buccaneers) April 27, 2024
Chris Braswell has been picked 57th overall by the Tampa Bay Bucs 🔥
Thank You for Everything 🐘❤️pic.twitter.com/kHjvWvgJAk
— Alabama DieHards (@DiehardsAlabama) April 27, 2024
April 26th, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Alright alright
April 26th, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Dudes got the nastiest stiff arm
April 26th, 2024 at 9:08 pm
Fills a need. Now go get a rb with our next pick please!!!!
April 26th, 2024 at 9:08 pm
WE GOT BRASWELL? I seriously thought he would be gone….YES!!!!!!!
I know my stuff and so does Mr. Licht!
April 26th, 2024 at 9:08 pm
Now Joe has his edge what’s next
April 26th, 2024 at 9:08 pm
Welcome to Tampa CB!
April 26th, 2024 at 9:09 pm
If he and Diaby along with our tackles can all get pressure on Bowles’ blitzes, a lot of QBs could go down … it’s a team game.
I like the picks so far.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:09 pm
Awe GREAT another Edge project
April 26th, 2024 at 9:09 pm
13 sacks in the sec last year is pretty nice Joe.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:10 pm
Lb next
April 26th, 2024 at 9:11 pm
And or wr
April 26th, 2024 at 9:11 pm
If he hadn’t gotten hurt he would have been a 1st. Rounder. He is a steal at 57.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:12 pm
He had better get more than pressures or the Bucs will just have another JTS on their hands.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:12 pm
3 forced fumbles. Only 1 year starting. SEC dawg. Welcome to the Krewe!!!
April 26th, 2024 at 9:13 pm
Although he didn’t play a ton of snaps, reading about him, scouts say he’s ready to play – he’s not a project player.
The hit rate on edge guys this time of the draft isn’t great, but that hit rate only gets worse the longer you wait, so we’ll see what happens.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:13 pm
Great pick now can we talk another team into taking JTS for a third or fourth round pick maybe? Doubt a team would but it’s worth a shot being that he sucks
April 26th, 2024 at 9:13 pm
Another pick where need and value meet nicely.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:14 pm
This seems like a Bowles pick. A project edge rusher that can drop back in coverage which Bowles likes to do. I would have rather seen us choose a linebacker to play next to David and learn for a year or two.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:14 pm
Nasty, love the pics so far.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:14 pm
Damn straight. Most athletic edge left. Sneaky good pick
April 26th, 2024 at 9:15 pm
Thank God! Finally pass rusher. Hey Joe, do you think we can finally develop a run game this year or in my dream is still!
April 26th, 2024 at 9:15 pm
Another solid pick. You have to look at the film where he’s not being double-teamed… he looked pretty damn good. You don’t go to Alabama unless you’re a physical freak. I’m on board.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:16 pm
Has everyone seen the blocked FG he had against A&M? Rushes up the middle and puts a move on and not only blocks the FG, continues forward and scoops it and returns it for a TD!
Helluva an athlete. Turner got most of the Bama press but Braswell didn’t even get to play much until 2023 and he showed he’s a beast!
Welcome to Tampa, Chris!
April 26th, 2024 at 9:16 pm
Trotter then Allen or Estime
April 26th, 2024 at 9:16 pm
Like the pick. He looks more like a real LB than pure edge. Will introduced him as a LB. But am worried that Todd will decide his genius to have the dude play every position on the field. And confuse the poor rook to the point of ineptitude.
Toad.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:17 pm
Joe be positive. There’s your Edge. He’s a way different player than Tryon who was a reach to fill a need. Braswell fell. Diaby is bout to be a stud you shall see. Great compliment to #0, and now we have mad depth at Edge. Go Bucs!!!!!!!!!!! Not a night for Pessimism. Sky the limit for us now. NFC Champs on the way. Please enjoy Rd 3 Joe. All is Well! No holes on Defense. CB in Rd4 for depth.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:17 pm
Or we
April 26th, 2024 at 9:17 pm
S in 6th for depth. Offense Rd3 .. Let’s get it JL
April 26th, 2024 at 9:18 pm
I had him with 8 sacks last year. A block FG on special teams, an Int return last year. All good stuff.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:18 pm
We have two more tonight unless JL does some GM shizit.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:21 pm
Stayed in our spot, made a good pick…….NEXT!!!
April 26th, 2024 at 9:23 pm
Jason is the best damn GM in the business.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Best part of the draft is knowing Bowles and his assistants can coach up the athletic prospects on D. Todd might make some F’ed up game day decisions but man, they can develope players. The good outweighs the bad there
April 26th, 2024 at 9:28 pm
Where do they get 17 sacks from? sports-reference.com shows 8 last year and 2.5 the year before as a part time player.
That being said, I’d consider 8 sacks good production in 14 games.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:28 pm
solid choice mr. licht……….
pff has him as #7 of their top 10 edges in the draft…
if watts is also really a dude, we might be okay…
#DudesOverDuds
April 26th, 2024 at 9:29 pm
Great pick. Best Edge on the board. Better production than Kneeland who went just before to the Cowgirls. Now get a CB or ILB with next pick and RB Braelon Allen with the last pick in the 3rd round.
I’ve callled both picks so far.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:30 pm
OK there’s our Center & our Edge. Now get the ILB & the RB.
April 26th, 2024 at 9:32 pm
BUC CHEEKS … ‘Trotter then Allen or Estime’.
Works for me
April 26th, 2024 at 9:52 pm
I like it! 13 SEC sacks last year works for me!
April 26th, 2024 at 9:59 pm
Hooray! Joe got his pass rusher! Hope he develops well.
April 26th, 2024 at 10:12 pm
Two really good picks so far.
April 26th, 2024 at 10:26 pm
The team total for sacks will tell the story of TBs defense at the end of this season. Looking forward to seeing Braswell’s total, though.
April 27th, 2024 at 6:12 am
this Psudo need for a RB …. if we all agree white is good in space as a receiver, then opening holes IS SPACE!! We lost 4 of our Super Bowl offensive linemen, 3 really. Marpet, Jensen, Kappa…. all gone. Were still rebuilding that Super Bowl O line
April 27th, 2024 at 7:54 am
Dave Pear Says:
April 26th, 2024 at 9:23 pm
Jason is the best damn GM in the business.
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Duh, really? LVD is definitely going to retire soon. The draft is always a crapshoot, but I sure like our choices/chances under Lights-Out Licht and Bowles.