Tweet Share The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made the decision today to cut former first-round pick Vernon Hargreaves, just days after Bruce Arians benched the veteran cornerback for lack of hustle during Sunday’s win over the Arizona Cardinals.. Hargreaves was the team’s first round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft (11th overall), and came into the draft ranked as one of the top two cornerbacks in his class. Switches gears very well—his recovery speed is among the best in this draft class. Hargreaves, the Gators ball-hawking cornerback who played at Wharton High School, fulfilled a personal dream when he was selected No. He’s not quite there yet, but he's pretty close. Bio: His father was a standout linebacker for UConn from 1980 through ’83, and he’s been a coach for several programs since then, so it’s entirely possible that Vernon Hargreaves III had a natural leg up when he went from Wharton High in Tampa to the Gators’s defensive backfield. Wendi Nix, Dan Graziano, Ryan Clark and Jack Del Rio discuss the Buccaneers' releasing Vernon Hargreaves after benching him Sunday vs. the Cardinals for a lack of effort. In high school, Hargreaves was named the National Defensive Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, a finalist for the Florida Mr. Football award and the MVP of the Under Armour All-American game. The tape shows he has work left to do to join the elite. All Rights Reserved. Well-built player with a big chest and good musculature—should be able to hold up well playing as physically as he does. 11 overall by the Bucs in the NFL draft. For the 2016 NFL Draft, sources project Hargreaves to go in the first round. A 2016 NFL Draft scouting report on Florida Gators cornerback Vernon Hargreaves' strengths, weaknesses, NFL projections, and round grade. Following Tampa Bay's Super Bowl LV … I'm sure I'll talk with him this week and we'll get things straightened out, and we'll see where to go from here.". • FARRAR: Counting down the top 50 NFL draft prospects of 2016. UF cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III and safety Keanu Neal each were selected in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft Thursday night in Chicago. Now the Bucs' most experienced corner is Ryan Smith, who was removed after two plays on defense Sunday because he surrendered a 69-yard touchdown and has played only five defensive snaps this season. Vernon Hargreaves is similar to these NFL players: Bradley Roby, Phillip Gaines, Landon Collins and more. Needs work as a space player—Hargreaves has more spatial awareness when he has a target in mind, and if he’s asked to patrol the slot in the NFL, that needs fixing. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Vernon Hargreaves III to help their secondary. 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"If that's what Coach saw, that's what he saw," said Hargreaves, who got back into the game after nickelback M.J. Stewart's injury. He was the Bucs' top cornerback heading into this offseason, which is why the organization picked up his fifth-year option for 2020, valued at $9 million. In the NFL you can’t put your hands on them, so I’ll definitely have to work on my technique, but that’s how I approached my junior season. Switch Player. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers waived former first-round draft pick Vernon Hargreaves on Tuesday. With the 2016 NFL draft drawing closer, here's our look at the top five cornerbacks available (Florida State's Jalen Ramsey was designated as a safety for these rankings): 1. Vernon Hargreaves shines on Day 2 of Bucs' minicamp. Natural pattern-matcher when his head is in the game. The other two cornerbacks are rookies Jamel Dean and Sean Murphy-Bunting. And I'll get better. By Blackout52 on Apr 16, 2016, 3:56pm PDT 13. "He didn't look like he was hustling to go in for a tackle," Arians said when asked about Hargreaves, who surrendered a 55-yard catch to Andy Isabella at the beginning of the third quarter against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Vernon Hargreaves III is going to strike while the iron is hot. I wanted to stay in that moment forever.”. The former University of Florida star was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the No. Vernon Hargreaves Florida defensive back Vernon Hargreaves is seen at the NFL football scouting combine Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, in Indianapolis. Second-year players Carlton Davis and Stewart are the next-most experienced, but Davis has been dealing with a hip injury and Stewart a knee injury. As we approach the top 10, the scouting reports get deeper. Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan) Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Despite attempts to play an abbreviated version of the competition, U.S. Soccer is set to pull the plug for a second straight year. Aggressiveness is both a blessing and a curse: Hargreaves can be taken out of his assignments too easily at times, and he’ll dive for tackles when he should use correct form to stop the play. You can’t touch them 10 yards down the field like you could in college, so I worked on keeping my hands off guys.”. We continue with a cornerback who is NFL ready, with just about everything in place for success at the next level. At SI, it’s time for us to do that as well. Height could be an issue as a No. TAMPA, Fla. -- Two days after he was benched for what coach Bruce Arians deemed lack of hustle, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers released starting cornerback Vernon Hargreaves on Tuesday morning. “Playing in the SEC, I’ve covered Amari Cooper, I’ve covered Odell Beckham, I’ve covered Jarvis Landry, Kelvin Benjamin. 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