The Tampa Bay Bucs sacked opposing quarterbacks just 26 times in 2010 (for context, the Chargers had 47 sacks last season) and are in the market for a defensive end they can pair with last year's first round draft pick, DT Gerald McCoy.
At nearly 290 lbs., Clayborn may be best suited for a traditional 3-4 defense, but the Bucs could take a flyer on a guy who might've been a top 10 pick after his junior season.
In 2009, the Iowa All-American had 11.5 sacks for the Hawkeyes and was dominant in the team's win over Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl.
Clayborn's senior season was a relative disappointment, as he notched just 3.5 sacks.
Still, a solid Combine performance (4.83 in the 40) and enough impressive tape from his junior season make Clayborn a solid value pick 20th overall.
He'll need to work on retaining his technique late in games when he's worn down and doing a better job of shedding blocks at the point of attack.
| 1. Carolina Panthers: Cam Newton, QB 2. Denver Broncos: Marcell Dareus, DT 3. Buffalo Bills: Patrick Peterson, CB 4. Cincinnati Bengals: A.J. Green, WR | 17. New England Patriots: Cameron Jordan, DE 18. San Diego Chargers: Aldon Smith, DE 19. New York Giants: Mike Pouncey, OLB 20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Adrian Clayborn, DE |
| 5. Arizona Cardinals: Von Miller, OLB 6. Cleveland Browns: Julio Jones, WR 7. San Francisco: Prince Amukamara, CB 8. Tennessee Titans: Blaine Gabbert, QB | 21. Kansas City Chiefs: Phil Taylor, DT 22. Indianapolis Colts: Nate Solder, OT 23. Philadelphia Eagles: Jimmy Smith, CB 24. New Orleans Saints: Ryan Kerrigan, DE/OLB |
| 9. Dallas Cowboys: Robert Quinn, DE 10. Washington Redskins: Tyron Smith, OT 11. Houston Texans: Nick Fairley, DT 12. Minnesota Vikings: Da'Quan Bowers, DE | 25. Seattle Seahawks: Jake Locker, QB 26. Baltimore Ravens: Aaron Williams, CB 27. Atlanta Falcons: Akeem Ayers, OLB 28. New England Patriots: Derek Sherrod, OT |
| 13. Detroit Lions: Anthony Castonzo, OT 14. St. Louis Rams: Corey Liuget, DT 15. Miami Dolphins: Mark Ingram, RB 16. Jacksonville Jaguars: J.J. Watt, DE | 29. Chicago Bears: Stephen Paea, DT 30. New York Jets: Justin Houston, DE 31. Pittsburgh Steelers: Danny Watkins, OG 32. Green Bay Packers: Cameron Hayward, DE |
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