Green Bay Packers may cause Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Titans draft trade
By Will Lomas
Could O.J. Howard be an X-factor?
That title feels like something we have read for the last three years and the answer continues to be no. However, that could be true for the first time in his career because it looks like the Bucs are still intent on trading O.J. Howard, despite signing Tom Brady.
Lombardi says he was told by a league source that Bucs are trying to trade O.J. Howard: "I think Howard's got a great name, but I think there's an instinctive issue going on. I think he's going to be available." Said he wouldn't be surprised if he's traded next week. (28:30 mark) https://t.co/BtsoLD5Fjv
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) April 15, 2020
If the Bucs are really interested in trading Howard, could he factor into a trade? Since he only has one year left on his contract, I think it would diminish his value which is probably on that 3rd round/4th round border already.
So, that means you could probably assume he is worth something like a 5th round pick. That being said, here are the draft trade packages that Tampa Bay could offer:
Option 1: 2nd round (45th overall), 3rd round (76th overall) and TE O.J. Howard for Jordan Love.
Option 2: 2nd round (45th overall), 3rd round (76th overall), 4th round (139th overall), and 6th round (194th overall) for Jordan Love and the Titans 5th round (174th)
I think I would lean towards Option 2, but I think that option 1 is very enticing to pair Howard with Jonnu Smith.
If this happens and the Titans go with Option 2 which is my preference, what would a 4 round mock draft look like for all three teams?