Bucs Senior Bowl Targets: Defense

Pewter Report begins its Senior Bowl coverage by previewing some of the best Bucs fits on defense in Mobile, Ala. Tampa Bay has 23 unrestricted free agents this year, including 13 on defense. The Bucs have found some players at the Senior Bowl before, as Pewter Report’s Josh Queipo outlined in a recent article.

EDGE RUSHERS

The Bucs could use another outside linebacker as top reserves Anthony Nelson, Carl Nassib and Genard Avery are all free agents in 2023. Shaq Barrett turns 30 this year and is coming off a torn Achilles, while Joe Tryon-Shoyinka didn’t improve his sack totals in his second year, finishing with four again. This year’s group of edge rushers in Mobile is exceptional, which is good because Todd Bowles has said that the Bucs need more sack production from their outside linebackers. Perhaps Tampa Bay can find one at this year’s Senior Bowl.

Notre Dame EDGE Isaiah Foskey – 6-4, 257
Foskey might be the most talented and well-known edge rusher at this year’s Senior Bowl. He finished his career with a pair of double-digit sack seasons, recording 10 sacks as a junior and 10.5 QB captures in 2022. Foskey totaled 28 tackles for loss, 25 sacks and seven forced fumbles for the Fighting Irish in his collegiate career. Foskey wins with a sudden get-off, strength and length. He has a chance to go in the first round with a great Senior Bowl, but won’t be drafted lower than the second round.