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The Buccaneers need to build some depth on their DL, particularly in the middle; when you have to give Ryan Sims minutes in the rotation, you know you're shallow at DT.
So the Bucs eyeball two players in particular: Florida State's Letroy Guion, a seemingly powerful run-stuffer who is a boom-or-bust prospect, and shiftier 3-tech Carlton Powell from Virginia Tech. Both are promising prospects whose Draft stock fell hard after disappointing trips to the combine. Guion ran a sluggish 5.4, and only posted 26 reps, whereas Powell ran a more impressive 5.0, and posted 23.
The Bucs liked both players way early, and still have a sliver of hope either could produce. At this point they'd be competing against Ryan Sims anyway. Sims is a disappointing 1-tech, and the player most suited to replace him would be Guion, who flourished at Florida State as OLs focused all their attention to Andre Fluellen who always attracted all the attention. There's a bust potential there. Powell is somewhat enticing, but his complete lack of strength at 290 lbs. is very troubling.
Who has higher upside? At this point, Guion. He's bigger and stronger at the point of attack. He is still a spooky-good athlete, but his utter rawness will need the Bucs' superior DL coaching. With Guion, the Bucs get a big body that has the potential to be a solid rotation guy, but also poses the potential to tank hard. With they're sixth and final pick in the seventh round, they'll take the chance.
With the 209th pick of the NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers select DT Letroy Guion of Florida State University.
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