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Countdown to camp: Wide receivers

We continue our pre-camp position-by-position analysis of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the wide receivers.

The Bucs unloaded one of last year’s starters, Mike Williams, after a series of off-field problems. But the team may have upgraded that spot by taking Mike Evans with the seventh overall pick in the draft. Evans is a big, physical receiver. He’s much like fellow starter Vincent Jackson.

Evans and Jackson are going to create matchup problems for shorter defensive backs because they’re one of the biggest wide receiver duos in the league. But the depth behind Evans and Jackson remains a question mark.

The Bucs have high hopes for rookie Robert Herron, but it might be too much to expect him to claim the No. 3 spot right away. Chris Owusu and Louis Murphy each have some experience and could end up playing important roles.