The Tampa Bay Buccaneers used their second-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft to grab Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison on Friday night, marking the first time they had used a first or second-day pick on that position since 2019. But they were far from finished reworking their secondary.
Later in the same evening, the Buccaneers doubled down by using their next pick, number 84 overall in the third round, on Kansas State cornerback Jacob Parrish, who boasts positional versatility similar to that of Morrison as well as top notch speed and an aggressive approach.
“The first thing you start with is, he’s feisty as heck,” said Buccaneers Vice President of Player Personnel Mike Biehl of the 5-10, 191-pound Parrish. “He’s a tough little sucker, and he’s fast. He was the 100 [and] 200 meter state champ in Kansas. He played basketball, I believe, as well, and also…he wrestled when he was young.”
Parrish started all 24 games he played in the past two seasons for the Wildcats and recorded 94 tackles, five interceptions and 23 passes defensed. With him and Morrison now in the mix, the Buccaneers took a position that was severely tested by injuries last season and obviously lacking in depth and fleshed it out with two players who they can mix and match in the lineup and hopefully generate more big plays than in 2024.