A brand new Pewter Report Roundtable debuts each Tuesday on PewterReport.com. Every week, the Pewter Reporters deal with one other powerful Bucs query. This week’s immediate: Which NFL Mix interview did you want essentially the most?
Scott Reynolds: Cobee Bryant Toughness Confirmed Up In His Interview
Kansas CB Cobee Bryant – Photograph by: USA At the moment
As a Kansas State alum, I’m thrilled that Kansas cornerback Cobee Bryant is getting the hell out of the Huge XII and is transferring on to the NFL. As one of many Huge XII’s finest cornerbacks, Bryant had 13 interceptions in his KU profession, together with eight over the previous two seasons. With 22 go breakups, three pressured fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three defensive touchdowns, he’s the kind of ballhawk that Bucs head coach Todd Bowles is searching for.
“You’ve got to know how to react to the ball,” Bryant stated when requested what makes him a ballhawk. “My reaction time is pretty good, so that’s how I catch a lot of picks.”
Pretty much as good of a ballhawk as he was for the Jayhawks, Bryant was a fair higher tackler, evidenced by a 91.3 run protection grade from Professional Soccer Focus. Regardless of being rail skinny at 6-foot, 180 kilos, Bryant is a troublesome tackler with a dawg mentality. When requested what he’s wanting ahead to essentially the most about coming into the NFL, Bryant’s toughness got here out in his reply to that query.
“Tackling big backs,” Bryant stated. “I want to tackle big backs like Saquon Barkley.”
Bryant, who will doubtless be a third- or fourth-round decide resulting from his dimension and his common 4.51 time within the 40-yard sprint, is a passionate soccer participant who is sensible, instinctive – and naturally, powerful. He had a proper interview with the Bucs on the NFL Scouting Mix and revealed that it went very nicely.
“Formal – that was the best one,” Bryant stated of assembly with the Bucs in Indianapolis. “The energy they had – it was fun. … I love football. I have a passion for it.”
Matt Matera: Shavon Revel Confirmed Nice Perspective
East Carolina CB Shavon Revel Jr. – Photograph courtesy of ECU
It’s tough sufficient getting drafted into the NFL and it’s that tougher when coming off a severe harm like East Carolina cornerback Shavon Revel did final season. Revel’s perseverance goes past that, although, as his soccer eligibility was nearly fully taken away from due to poor grades, however he battled by to play division 1 soccer.
Revel went by the junior school ranks earlier than transferring to ECU. And even there the Pirates had been by no means a powerhouse in school soccer but Revel was nonetheless a standout a participant. He rapidly took on a management position and continued that even when his harm sidelined different gamers.
“You’ve got to teach the other players, the younger players and push them to be the best,” Revel stated. “Because a lot of times I knew I wasn’t playing but I knew my role at the same time and a lot of people lifted me up so I knew I had to lift up those that fell down and were holding their head. I was like ‘Bro, c’mon, we got to get this together.’”
Revel additionally spoke about his formal assembly with the Bucs speaking about how they went over his movie. All he desires to do is adapt to no matter crew he’s enjoying for. Hopefully that crew finally ends up being Tampa Bay as a result of he’s precisely what the kind of ballhawk the crew is searching for.
Bailey Adams: Jack Bech’s Power And Work Ethic Shined By means of
TCU WR Jack Bech – Photograph by: USA At the moment
I used to be already a fan of Jack Bech’s recreation, and I used to be definitely conscious of his story, notably concerning the tragic lack of his brother within the New Yr’s Day assault in New Orleans. However having the chance on the NFL Scouting Mix to listen to him converse with such conviction and energy about that tough loss actually struck me.
The previous TCU receiver spoke about his religion and his agency perception that his brother’s wings will carry him ahead, and I used to be moved by the truth that Bech stated dropping his brother, Tiger, has motivated him to take his work ethic to even larger heights. There’s one thing so highly effective about that.
Even past that side of Bech’s interview, I discovered that his drive to succeed and soccer I.Q. shined by with every reply he offered. Whether or not it was discussing his willingness to play no matter receiver position a crew asks of him or going into element about catching 150-300 balls on the JUGS machine after each observe to verify he was catching greater than some other receiver on his crew or within the nation, it’s clear his work ethic is off the charts.
He’s a scholar of the sport, too, as he stated he appears at quite a lot of the sport’s prime receivers and takes one thing from every of them. He cited the data of the sport and route working of Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp, the yards-after-catch skill of Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson’s route working and the best way George Pickens blocks within the run recreation as particular factors he’s realized and tried to form his recreation after.
Bech advised me he met formally with the Bucs, speaking with normal supervisor Jason Licht, offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard and extensive receivers coach Bryan McClendon, amongst others, about his life story and a few soccer. When the Bucs brass took him by some clips of his movie, I’ve little doubt that he crushed it. If Tampa Bay desires to shock some folks and go together with a receiver early within the draft, I’d definitely be on board with Jack Bech being that man.
Josh Queipo: Donovan Ezeiruaku Continues To Present Why He Is A First-Rounder
Boston School edge rusher Donovan Ezeiruaku – Photograph by: USA At the moment
This comes as no shock to anybody, as I’ve been “in” on Boston School’s Donovan Ezeiruaku since simply earlier than the Senior Bowl, however he continues to impress in any side of analysis you possibly can consider. That features the interview course of. Many edge rushers give attention to sacks and go speeding. However Ezeiruaku exhibits knowledge and an NFL mindset in terms of how he can add worth to the crew that finally takes him.
“I think have a knack for the football,” Ezeiruaku stated in Indianapolis. “My career at Boston College, I always took pride in playing the run game because I understand that you can’t pass rush on third down until you win on first and second down. And I take a lot of pride in that, like I said. And there’s areas to improve in all parts of our games, but I think I play the run pretty darn well. Obviously it will be different in the NFL, but I think I’ll be just fine.”
That reply, together with a complete host of others he offered in Indy, and on the Senior Bowl in Cell, Ala., present a mature, clever particular person who considers and understands the whole thing of the tasks he must shoulder to achieve success on the subsequent stage. Pair that along with his expertise and you’ve got a participant I’m keen to guess massive on. Ezeiruaku had a proper interview with the Bucs and positively vibed with fellow New Jersey native Todd Bowles, Tampa Bay’s head coach and defensive play-caller.
Adam Slivon: Jahdae Barron’s Soccer IQ Is Merely Off The Charts
Texas CB Jahdae Barron – Photograph by: USA At the moment
To me, this reply is apparent. After interviewing quite a few prime prospects on the 2025 NFL Mix, Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron stood out. Barron is coming off a powerful season with the Longhorns, recording 67 whole tackles, 11 passes defensed, and 5 interceptions. Whereas he didn’t meet with the Bucs in Indianapolis, he desires the crew to contact him.
“No, I did not meet with the Bucs,” Barron stated. “I do want to meet with the Bucs. If the Bucs are seeing this, please come talk to me.”
Though he might not have met with Tampa Bay, it doesn’t imply that they aren’t . In 2023, normal supervisor Jason Licht and the remainder of the entrance workplace stored their curiosity in Calijah Kancey underneath wraps, as they didn’t meet him both.
What impressed me essentially the most about Barron was his skill to interrupt down the sport in an in depth, nuanced method. He mentioned it at size however when it got here to stating his strengths as a participant and the tasks he had in varied coverages, he stored it easy.
“I’m most definitely confident in zone and man,” Barron stated about his talents. “I played man in the slot, I played man even in our zone coverage. Our coverage 3 was a match 3, we matched a lot of red lights. That’s how I had a lot of PBU’s on red lights and things like that. I’m most definitely confident in my ability, I’m the most efficient and most consistent DB in just playing all four roles. I played dime, corner, safety, and nickel, so just having that in my bag and knowing I can be moved around and adjusted just to benefit anybody else’s team, I know that’ll help.”
It was onerous to not be impressed by Barron’s soccer I.Q. – and the yr he had speaks to the way it interprets on the soccer subject. Perhaps the Bucs ought to discuss to him and take into account choosing him at No. 19 if he’s obtainable.
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