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2018 NFL Draft: Round 1 mock after flurry of NFL trade deadline deals

By Peter Panacy

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 28: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell annonces DeForest Buckner of Oregon as the #7 overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers during the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 28, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 28: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell annonces DeForest Buckner of Oregon as the #7 overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers during the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 28, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) /
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CHAPEL HILL, NC – NOVEMBER 25: Bradley Chubb #9 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack leaves the field with a piece of the Kenan Stadium hedges between his teeth following a win against the North Carolina Tar Heels on November 25, 2016 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina State won 28-21. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NC – NOVEMBER 25: Bradley Chubb #9 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack leaves the field with a piece of the Kenan Stadium hedges between his teeth following a win against the North Carolina Tar Heels on November 25, 2016 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina State won 28-21. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

Bradley Chubb. 5. player. 48. . EDGE. North Carolina State

Like quarterbacks, elite edge rushers are hard to find in the NFL Draft. There are plenty of OK ones, but the top-level edge players are commodities successful teams need to have.

Like the Colts, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ pass rush has been bad. In fact, much worse. Through Week 8, the Bucs have a league-low seven sacks.

Yes, you read that right.

And while there are number of good pieces in place on both offense and defense, lacking a true pass-rushing threat is a major reason why Tampa Bay is 2-5 right now.

With the Colts grabbing Harold Landry, the Buccaneers follow up a brief run on pass-rushers by taking North Carolina State’s Bradley Chubb at No. 5. Chubb is one of those elite-level prospects with game-changing abilities — a perfect fit for what the Bucs need.