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<\/p>\nThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers could be an ideal landing spot for a project at quarterback.<\/p>\n
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The Buccaneers have their franchise quarterback, Baker Mayfield, locked in after signing him to a three-year deal worth as much as $115 million. The move ensures that Mayfield will have the opportunity to lead the franchise this season \u2014 and likely for the duration of his contract \u2014 back into the playoffs after a surprising 2023 season that saw him lead the Buccaneers to a division title and playoff win.<\/p>\n
However, they could take a \u201crisk\u201d on a highly touted quarterback from college in Florida State\u2019s Jordan Travis. As proposed by Josh Hill of FanSided\u2019s The Pewter Plank, he predicts Tampa Bay to select Travis in the fourth round with the No. 125 pick.<\/p>\n
Hill argues that selecting Travis \u2014 who was a Heisman Trophy candidate before suffering a gruesome ankle injury towards the end of the 2023 regular season \u2014 would give the Buccaneers a \u201csuccession plan\u201d for Mayfield and right the wrong of selecting Kyle Trask years prior.<\/p>\n
\u201cBaker Mayfield signed a $100 million deal to be Tampa Bay\u2019s quarterback for the next three seasons, but what happens after that? Taking Jordan Travis here might give the Bucs its succession plan for Mayfield and right the wrong of drafting Kyle Trask to be that guy for Tom Brady,\u201d writes Hill.<\/p>\n
Why Jordan Travis Could Be Insurance Plan for Baker Mayfield<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s almost a perfect situation. Travis is coming back from a devastating leg injury and wouldn\u2019t have the pressure of needing to start right away,\u201d writes Hill. \u201cHe\u2019d learn behind Baker, become deeply embedded within the Bucs offense, and be in a prime position to take over if Mayfield either takes a turn for the worse or leaves in a few years.\u201d<\/p>\n Jordan Travis Was Heisman Trophy Candidate Prior to Injury<\/strong> Despite missing the final two games of the season \u2014 the regular season finale and the ACC Championship Game \u2014 Travis still finished fifth in Heisman Trophy voting.<\/p>\n Due to his ankle injury, Travis isn\u2019t expected to be selected in the draft until the later rounds. However, he\u2019s expected to be cleared fully by the time the draft rolls around.<\/p>\n As Pro Football Focus writes in their scouting report of Travis, they project the former Heisman Trophy candidate to be selected on Day 3 of the 2024 NFL draft \u2014 which lines up with Hill\u2019s projection of Travis being selected in the fourth round.<\/p>\n \u201cTravis is a good athlete, a tough competitor and a QB who has great intangibles for out-of-structure plays. His follow-through fundamentals are a mess, likely due to him needing more power on most throws, which leads to inconsistencies. He is a developmental quarterback who will be a fan favorite no matter where he goes (likely on Day 3).\u201d<\/p>\n Considering Travis isn\u2019t projected to go until the later rounds and when factoring in Trask has been a complete bust after being selected with a second-round pick back in 2021, the Buccaneers could hit a huge potential home run by selecting Travis with a mid-to-late round draft pick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Tampa Bay Buccaneers could be an ideal landing spot for a project at quarterback. The Buccaneers have their franchise quarterback, Baker Mayfield, locked in after signing… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":111842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHill further explains that while Mayfield is embedded as the franchise quarterback at the current moment, Travis could be in \u201cprime\u201d position to take over if the former proves to be a one-year mirage or leaves after a few years.<\/p>\n
\nThe 23-year-old Travis had led the Florida State Seminoles to an undefeated record prior to his injury, going 11-0 while putting them in prime position to make it into the College Football Playoff. Travis threw for 20 touchdowns against two interceptions along with posting seven rushing touchdowns.<\/p>\n