{"id":869554,"date":"2026-04-19T00:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T00:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/869554\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T00:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T00:54:32","slug":"the-bucs-and-jaishawn-barham-joebucsfan-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/869554\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bucs And Jaishawn Barham – JoeBucsFan.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s well known that Todd Bowles likes \u201cchess piece\u201d defensive players.<\/p>\n

Bowles has long had love affairs with players who can do multiple things, be cross-trained successfully and have enough athleticism to be moved around.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, edge rusher Joe Tryon-Shoyinka got the Magnus Carlsen award<\/a> from Bowles.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoe can move all across the line of scrimmage and help us with a lot of things. He\u2019s our linebacker. He\u2019s our defensive end. He\u2019s our 3-tech. He\u2019s our part-time nickel. He\u2019s our part-time inside linebacker,\u201d Bowles said of JTS. \u201cHe can come from a lot of areas so he has a lot of jobs. And he\u2019s one of those chess pieces that I talked about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Tryon-Shoyinka was more pawn than rook. And the Browns and Bears learned that last season. Now he\u2019s on the Eagles.<\/p>\n

Defensive backs? Bowles loves interchangeable players. Notice how Bowles changes nickel cornerbacks every year? That\u2019s no coincidence.<\/p>\n

Logan Hall was the Bucs\u2019 first draft pick in 2022 as a clear tweener \u2014 defensive tackle\/edge rusher.<\/p>\n

So Joe is wondering if Bowles and Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht might be smitten by another tweener\/hybrid\/versatile type in next week\u2019s draft: Michigan linebacker Jaishawn Barham. Is he an inside linebacker in Bowles\u2019 scheme, an edge rusher?<\/p>\n

Barham played inside linebacker for most of his four-year-starter career at Maryland and Michigan, but he bounced to edge rusher for a bunch of games last season and did well.<\/p>\n

Of course, Joe assumes any educated Michigan man understands NFL edge rushers earn a lot more than linebackers if they get to a second NFL contract.<\/p>\n

Regardless, there\u2019s no consensus among the film gurus on where Barham is best suited at 6-4, 240 pounds. And that might make him a Bucs-Bowles kind of guy. He\u2019s largely viewed as a third- or fourth-round pick.<\/p>\n

NFL.com film guru Lance Zierlein compares Barham to Chop Robinson, who made an impact as a first-round rookie edge rusher for the 2024 Dolphins. Former Todd Bowles defensive end (Jets) Leger Douzable, who works for SiriusXM NFL Radio and CBS, raved about Barham\u2019s Maryland film and is struck by his versatility.<\/p>\n

Joe likes how it was Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, the highly successful former Ravens defensive coordinator, that coached Barham the past two seasons and pushed him to edge rusher early last season. And kudos to Barham for thriving in a hurry.<\/p>\n

TheAthletic.com draft guru Dan Brugler notes Brugler is lacking in instincts and wins primarily with \u201cspeed, physicality and body twitch,\u201d along with an \u201coverdrive\u201d motor.<\/p>\n

Whether off-ball or on the edge, Jaishawn Barham\u2019s game is pretty simple:<\/p>\n

See ball, get ball. pic.twitter.com\/UgR3o7z34o<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Doug Farrar \u270d (@NFL_DougFarrar) March 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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