Michigan CB Will Johnson.

This will make Michigan Men, Jamel Dean haters and weirdos who like ugly blue football pants rejoice. It leaves Joe scratching his head.

Now Joe is not against the Bucs drafting Will Johnson from Michigan. In three years at Ann Arbor, Johnson has nine picks and a national title ring on his hand. In his last two seasons with the Wolverines, Johnson has not given up a touchdown pass — when he’s been on the field.

And that’s the issue Joe has with Johnson. In theory, the Bucs are going to draft a cornerback in this draft because Dean, the Bucs’ veteran starter, cannot stay on the field. The guy is brittle.

But the Bucs want to replace an injury-prone starting corner with… another injury-prone corner?

Yesterday afternoon, “NFL Nation” on ESPN2 held a mock draft. This is where every NFL beat reporter for the four-letter picks in the first round for the team they cover.

For the Bucs, Jenna Laine selected Johnson.

“The Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Will Johnson, cornerback, Michigan. Coach Todd Bowles said, ‘I want ballhawks.’ The Bucs only had seven interceptions this past season, and Johnson had nine over the last three years in college.

“However, the whole reason why the Bucs are looking at cornerbacks is because starter Jamal Dean, who’s set to count $15 million against the salary cap, hasn’t been able to stay healthy over the last two years, and Johnson has some injury concerns of his own.

“[Johnson] missed quite a portion of this past season with turf toe and he missed his Michigan pro day with a hamstring injury. I’m told, though, that that’s not too much of a concern for the folks inside [One Buc Palace], and neither are the questions about his speed.”

What about his ability to stay on the field? It seems like the Bucs are trying to put out a gasoline fire with kerosene.

Again, Joe is not anti-Johnson. Joe’s thing is, he’s trying to wrap his head around how you plan to replace a corner whose biggest issue is staying on the field with a guy who himself has trouble staying on the field.

For the haters who think Dean is the second coming of Hey Jude, last year when Dean started the Bucs were 9-3. When Dean did not start, the Bucs were 1-4, the lone win coming in the final regular season game against the slimy Saints.

And for crying out loud Michigan, will you stick with your classic maize pants instead of those dumbass eyerake blueberry pants? Fritz Crisler is rolling in his grave, man.

#Vikings DB coach Daronte Jones was in attendance at Michigan this morning to watch CB Will Johnson at his Pro Day, per @DWolfsonKSTP. Johnson is highly regarded to be the second corner taken in the draft, behind Travis Hunter. pic.twitter.com/1gaUM3svFt

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) April 14, 2025