The Tampa Bay Buccaneers let the board fall their way to land Rueben Bain Jr. in Round 1, and on night two, they kicked things off by landing multiple playmakers. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected linebacker Josiah Trotter out of Missouri with the 48th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, but then they added wide receiver Ted Hurst with the 84th overall pick.
Hurst is a player we did not get eyes on during our scouting window. However, NFL Media’s Lance Zierlein wrote up a scouting report on the Georgia State wide receiver, and we wanted to share some of those notes.
He writes, “Long-legged, vertical-minded wideout with the speed and ability to stress corners from snap to whistle. Hurst is quick to beat press and hit the accelerator into his route work. He has the hips, feet and balance to run a more robust route tree than what we saw from him in college. He’s an above-average ball-tracker deep and a dangerous catch-and-run option. The hands are average and he needs to become more assertive on 50/50 balls on all three levels. Hurst appears capable of surviving the jump in competition and projects as a ‘Z’ receiver with quality upside.”
He gave Hurst a round two grade, which makes this a great value for the Bucs. It will be interesting to see how new playcaller Zac Robinson is able to utilize him in 2026 and beyond.
This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: Notes from scouting report on Bucs draft pick Ted Hurst
Reporting by Andrew Harbaugh, Buccaneers Wire / Bucs Wire
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