Bucs Draft Keionte Scott for Secondary Boost

0:00On April 25th, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers just grabbed cornerback Kiante Scott for Miami with the 116th pick in the 2026 NFL draft. This move plugs a big hole left by Jermel Dean heading to free agency. Scott links up with his college teammate, edge rusher Rubin Bayne, already in Tampa, and he'll battle it out with Zion McCollum and Benjamin Morrison. In the cornerback group next season, Scott brings serious physicality to the table, wrapping up tackles clean and rushing the passer like a beast. He notched five sacks last year for the Hurricanes. His feedstay quick and coverage too, snagging two interceptions, both turned into pick sixes that flipped games. Buc's fans have been starving for secondary help after last season's past defense ranked 28th in yards per pass at 7.6 and 27th in pass yards per game at 238.2. Injuries wrecked the union, and even when healthy, McCollum and Morrison had their ups and downs, leaving opponents carving them up.

1:02Now the Buc's eye their next shots in the fifth round with pick 155 and pick 160 snagged from the Green Bay Packers. In a trade, Scott could spark that energy the secondary craves. With this draft haul shaping up, Tampa's building a fiercer backfield to chase those playoffs again. That's your update from NFL News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.