Thievery.
Everybody and their brother seems to think the Bucs got a steal in the draft: Hurricane-hitting nickel corner Keionte Scott.
Well, almost everyone.
One of the top college football writers out there, Bruce Feldman of The Athletic (Joe’s top college football writers would be, in alphabetical order, Feldman, Brett McMurphy and Andy Staples.) is getting more and more NFL assignments.
Joe loves this because Feldman is not only a sharp guy, he has such a wide net of coaches for sources.
Feldman was in Pittsburgh for the draft last week. And since the draft wrapped up, Feldman ranked the teams with the best picks. At No. 5 is the Bucs.
Now the vast majority of people who cover the draft or the NFL believe Scott was a work of theft by Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. Not Feldman, though he loves the Scott pick. Rather, Feldman believes the Bucs taking 6-4 receiver Ben Hurst from Georgia State was the top steal by any team.
Third-rounder Ted Hurst from Georgia State is the steal of this class for a team that needs a young playmaker outside.
“I love Ted Hurst,” an NFL receiver coach told me of the 6-3-plus 206-pounder with 4.42 speed and an 11-3 broad jump. “I would say he’s the biggest sleeper in the draft, but he blew up like a month ago.”
There’s a 31 out of 32 chance that said receivers coach is not employed by the Bucs. This is good to know because Hurst apparently has made an impression on others in the league.
It sure doesn’t sound to Joe as if Hurst is Licht’s version of Chucky picking the bad Dexter Jackson, the receiver out of App State.
Woof.
.@BruceFeldmanCFB highlights Ted Hurst who believes if Hurst went to the SEC he’d be a 1st-round selection.
I cannot wait for the former @GeorgiaStateFB star to fire the cannons! Hurst is a 💎 #WeAreTheKrewe
🎥: @TA_FootballShow
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— SleeperBucs (@SleeperTBBUCS) April 27, 2026