4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers ($67,038,655)
The turnaround we’ve seen from Tampa Bay the past couple of years since Jameis Winston was drafted has been tremendous. That said, there is still plenty of work left to do if this team is going to take that critical next step that will vault them from just falling short to legit contender.
The big areas of need here for the Bucs revolve around the offensive line, receiving corps and defensive secondary.
It’s a really bad year to need offensive tackles, which means Tampa Bay might feel inclined to re-up with Gosder Cherilus. But he’s not the long-term answer there and the draft is also not a great place to look for offensive tackles this year. This means the Bucs should take a look at trying to lure Sebastian Vollmer away from New England or nab Riley Reiff from the Detroit Lions.
Tampa Bay also needs to provide Winston with more firepower outside. Mike Evans is a monster, but the team should consider trying to add the likes of DeSean Jackson or even Kendall Wright to take pressure off the big-bodied phenom.
Perhaps most of all, however, Tampa Bay’s back end defensively must be bolstered. Targeting a premier player like Eric Berry (who won’t play under the franchise tag again) and/or Trumaine Johnson (a guy the Los Angeles Rams are thinking long and hard about) could trigger a bidding war with their respective teams, and the Bucs have more capital to invest.