In 27 Days, 27 Picks, Bucs Wire will analyze the last 27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-round draft picks, one for each day leading up to the 2023 NFL draft. We’ll take a look at the player’s college stats, their pre-draft numbers (either via the NFL Combine or their Pro Day), their NFL stats, some player footage and analysis at the end on whether the pick itself was a good one.
We go to 2011 with our next pick in the 27 Days, 27 Picks series. This Iowa player was a strong prospect out of college, but he never materialized in Tampa Bay due to injuries.
Check out the rundown on Adrian Clayborn below:
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Adrian Clayborn played college football at Iowa. He was a consensus first-team All-American in 2010 and he was named to the first-team All-Big Ten team in 2009-10.
| Year | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Sk | Loss | FF |
| 2007 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 13 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 11.5 | 20.0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 1 |
| Career | 47 | 73 | 119 | 192 | 19.0 | 37.5 | 2 |
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| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 2 5/8 in | 281 lb | 31 1/2 in | 9 3/4 in | 4.78s | 4.13s | 7.08s | 35 1/5 in | 9 ft 6 in | 17 reps |
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Adrian Clayborn was selected with the No. 20 pick in 2011 NFL draft.
Player selected before him: CB Prince Amukamara, New York Giants
Player selected after him: DT Phil Taylor, Cleveland Browns
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Adrian Clayborn played 11 seasons in the NFL. Four of them were for the Bucs, four for the Falcons, one for the Patriots and one for the Browns.
| Year | Team | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Sacks | Loss | PD | FF |
| 2011 | TB | 16 | 29 | 13 | 42 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | TB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | TB | 16 | 43 | 21 | 64 | 5.5 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | TB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | ATL | 16 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | ATL | 13 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | ATL | 16 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | NE | 14 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | ATL | 15 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | CLE | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 125 | 151 | 57 | 208 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 11 |
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Adrian Clayborn has had a decent career overall, but it certainly wasn’t the pick that the Bucs wanted.
His tenure in Tampa Bay was marred by injuries and he only really had two productive seasons with the Bucs. He was much more productive as a Falcon, with his best season in 2017 when he had 9.5 sacks. To be fair to the…
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