Bucs Grab Speedster Hurst, Fourth WR Option

0:00It's April 25th, from kickoff to the final whistle. This is NFL News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. The Buccaneers show their love for elite receivers by grabbing Georgia State's Ted Hurst in Round 3 at Pick 84. This 6 foot 3 speed demon steps in as the perfect ex-receiver after Mike Evans left town. Last time they took a wide out here, Chris Godwin, and we all know how that turned out. Hurst started as a zero-star recruit from high school in Savannah, Georgia, playing multiple sports before hitting D.I. tub Valdosta State. He transferred to Georgia State, where he blew up with back-to-back thousand-yard seasons, topping the team with 56 catches for 900. 61 yards and 9 touchdowns one year, then 71-4, 1,000-4, and 6 scores the next. Earned first team All-Sun Bell honors two. Fans and scouts are buzzing because Hurst is a freak athlete, clocking a 4.4-240-yard dash and an 11-foot-3 broadjumbat, his pro-day.

1:03He's on Bruce Feldman's freaks list with a top 50 relative athletic score for receivers since 1987. At just 21, he brings that rare, size-speed combo the Buccaneers missed. That said, he feasted on weaker competition with a simple scheme heavy on slants and go-routs, so he needs work on releases, breaks, and drop rates. Over 10 percent. Still, his vertical threat, ball skills, and yards after catch-upside screen potential. With Chris Godwin, Emeka Egbuca, and Jayla McMillan ahead, Hurst slides in as the fourth option, getting time to develop in a stacked room that keeps. Tampa's passing game, humming strong.