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NFL Mock Draft 2018: Complete first round after Week 10

By Connor Muldowney

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TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 30: Minkah Fitzpatrick #29 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after he and Isaiah Buggs #49 sack Shea Patterson #20 of the Mississippi Rebels at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 30: Minkah Fitzpatrick #29 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after he and Isaiah Buggs #49 sack Shea Patterson #20 of the Mississippi Rebels at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Pick Analysis. Alabama. Minkah Fitzpatrick. 5. player. Scouting Report. CB. 48

The Buccaneers have been one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL this season. The offense is playing poorly, Jameis Winston has been underwhelming, the run game hasn’t gotten off the ground and the secondary is third-worst in the league.

Tampa Bay can’t seem to get off the field defensively because teams have been able to burn the Bucs through the air for first downs almost at will. They do have the lowest sack total in the league by a relatively wide margin, but there are so many problems on the defense it’s tough to pinpoint.

Minkah Fitzpatrick brings superstar potential to the defensive backfield and that’s exactly what the Buccaneers need. The defense needs a safety who can effectively cover receivers as well as step up in the run game. Fitzpatrick does both of those extremely well.

Some consider him the most well-rounded defensive back in the class and NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah even thinks he could be a bigger version of Tyrann Mathieu. That’s high praise.

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