Bucs WR Kade Warner claims he’s “smartest receiver” in draft class in new interview
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout Kade Warner has impressed recently in camp, and he believes he has the tools to go even further in the NFL.
Warner spoke to Pewter Report in an interview on Friday, and he talked about his mentality on the football field and how it translates to camp. He also made a big claim that he was the “smartest” receiver in the 2023 draft class.
Here is what he said in the interview:
“I take everything personally. Like I was saying, from that undrafted, that walk-on mentality, every little thing. Like if the coaches pick somebody else before me, I write that down, if somebody gets more reps than me in this walk through, I write that down. It’s kind of like that chip on your shoulder, I think just that expression is said a lot so I don’t like saying it, but I just take everything personally… So, I’m competitive like that and I’m the smartest receiver in this draft class. I’ve said it before. They’re going to get a good slot receiver out of me and I’m going to know exactly what to do on every play.”
Warner played mostly outside in college at Kansas State, but he is projected as a slot receiver in the NFL. In his career in college, including his stint at Nebraska before he transferred to the Wildcats, he caught 90 passes for 858 yards and five touchdowns.
Warner may be smart, but he has quite a few physical limitations to overcome as a prospect. He ran a very slow 4.72 in the 40-yard dash and isn’t particularly explosive, so he’ll have to overcome those deficiencies in the NFL.
