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Buccaneers Select Georgia State WR Ted Hurst With No. 84 Pick
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Buccaneers Select Georgia State WR Ted Hurst With No. 84 Pick

Tampa Bay Buccaneers On SI·River Wells·about 1 month ago
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers went defense with their first two picks in the NFL Draft in 2026, but that trend changed with their No. 84 pick. The Buccaneers traded down in the third round with the Green Bay Packers, giving the Packers their No. 77 pick and getting the No. 84 pick and pick No. 160 in the fifth round. The Buccaneers went wide receiver with that pick, taking Georgia State wide receiver Ted Hurst Jr. Hurst is a big-bodied wideout at 6-3, 206 pounds, which could give the Buccaneers that X wideout they were missing with Mike Evans gone in free agency. He ran a 4.42 in the 40-yard dash and produced for Georgia State last year, catching 71 passes for 1,004 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns. Hurst excels in his acceleration and is a good tracker deep, which the Buccaneers could take advantage of to unlock the long ball. He does struggle a bit when it comes to contested catches, though, and he has limited run blocking tape against a middling slate of opponents he played at Georgia State.…

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