In the latest mock from our Christian D’Andrea — a top-five mini-mock — he had the Browns taking Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders at quarterback. But in Mel Kiper Jr.’s first mock of the year for ESPN, he had Sanders’ teammate Travis Hunter going to Cleveland and Sanders going to the New York Giants at No. 3.

The Bucs’ defense was hit-and-miss in terms of effectiveness in 2024. The secondary especially was lacking with playmaking ability despite the youth infusion over the last two seasons by