According to Rick Stroud, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed first-round LB Devin White to a four-year rookie contract.
Tampa Bay officially announced that they agreed to terms with White.
We have agreed to terms with first-round pick Devin White.
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) July 20, 2019
The Buccaneers have now signed all eight of their draft picks.
Pick | Round | Player | Pos. | College | Note |
5. | 1. | Devin White | ILB | LSU | Signed |
39. | 2. | Sean Bunting | CB | CMU | Signed |
94. | 3. | Jamel Dean | CB | Auburn | Signed |
99. | 3. | Mike Edwards | S | Kentucky | Signed |
107. | 4. | Anthony Nelson | DE | Iowa | Signed |
145. | 5. | Matt Gay | K | Utah | Signed |
208. | 6. | Scott Miller | WR | Bowling Green | Signed |
215. | 7. | Terry Beckner Jr | DT | Missouri | Signed |
White, 21, was selected by the Buccaneers with the No. 5 overall pick and was considered the best available inside linebacker in the 2019 NFL Draft.
According to OverTheCap.com, White receives a four-year, $29,315,818 rookie contract that includes $19,340,596 signing bonus.
During his college career at LSU, White recorded 286 tackles, 28.5 tackles for a loss, 8.5 sacks, an interception, four forced fumbles, three recoveries and nine pass defenses over the course of three seasons and 34 games.
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