Anthony Richardson Wont Get Drafted By The Bucs

Don’t worry, Bucs fans.

Tampa Bay won’t select Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson with its first-round pick.

Richardson, who is one of the most polarizing prospects in this year’s draft among scouts – and Bucs fans – had a formal meeting with Tampa Bay this week at the NFL Scouting Combine. But after crushing it in interviews with several NFL teams and the media, Richardson dazzled in the on-field workouts where his tremendous athleticism was on display.

After a record-setting Combine performance Richardson will be drafted well before the Bucs, who only have one quarterback on the roster in Kyle Trask, pick at No. 19 in the first round.

“I have [met with the Bucs],” Richardson said. “It went pretty well – just getting to know them and talking about my life and talking about ball. It went pretty well.”

The Bucs also met with Kentucky’s Will Levis, who also shined in Indianapolis, and figures to be drafted in the Top 15. If there was a chance the Bucs had of a quarterback falling to them in the first round it would have been the raw Richardson. But after his athletic showcase in Indy he’s a lock to be drafted in the Top 15 – if not earlier – too.

According to Next Gen Stats, Richardson’s Combine numbers, which included a 4.44 in the 40-yard dash at 6-foot-4, 238 pounds, put him in the 99th percentile of all QBs in Combine history.