NFL Draft 2023: What position will Saints, other NFC South teams take with first picks?

The pick: Will Anderson, Alabama (by trading up)

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (19th, behind Detroit and before Seattle)

2022 record: 8-9, NFC South winner

Biggest needs: Quarterback, offensive line, edge rusher

First-pick odds: OL +150; DL +300; DB +450; QB +600; WR +750; TE +1200

Analysis: Here’s my favorite team to play “If I were the general manager of this team, I would take …” because clearly the Bucs need a quarterback as much as any of the other obvious ones.

That being said, the oddsmakers don’t necessarily see it that way, as they think this team will take an offensive lineman first, which they obviously need. But if Baker Mayfield falls in a forest, will anyone notice? OK, bad joke, but who would this offensive lineman be protecting for?

With Tom Brady gone and receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin waiting to see who will throw it to them in 2023, Tampa Bay finds itself in a quandary of which need to prioritize.

Our prediction: While it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Bucs trade up and take either Richardson (who theoretically could fall to 19) or Will Nevis, they seem to be more likely to take a flier on someone like Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker in the second round or maybe UCLA’s Dorian Thompson-Robinson later in the draft.

With that, I have to think Caesars knows what they are doing in making OL the favorite. More specifically, the Bucs need a tackle. Will Georgia’s Broderick Jones fall that far, or will they have to “settle” for Tennessee’s Darnell Wright, who has been climbing fast up the board?

The pick: Broderick Jones, Georgia