An interview with Dexter Jackson The Bucs' 2nd round pick out of Appalachian State took part in a conference call with the Tampa media after being drafted. Any initial comments on being drafted by the Bucs? “I walked outside and had a gut feeling because I saw nine receivers off the board and four slot receivers. I know that when I came down for my visit to Tampa, Jon Gruden told me that they were looking for a speed receiver to really give them a deep threat guy in the slot receiver because Joey Galloway was aging. Coach got me on the phone and said Dex; would you like to be a Buccaneer? I was like coach, I would love to, I was very overwhelmed, and this is just a blessing.” Some people have looked down on your size - what do you say to them? “I just feel like the mismatches it causes by making teams draft nickels and fast corners to guard us in the slot. With my size, I may not be the tallest guy but I feel like my work ethic and my speed can cause some problems for the defense.” Where did you think you would be drafted? “Before the season I was already thinking free agent. I feel like the Michigan game really helped me. Basically after the combine my agent was telling me late third, maybe early three, or late four. After my pro day, with the question of me catching my passes, there were 15 or 20 scouts there, and I caught all my passes and ran good routes so I answered that question. After that it was boosted up to late second or top three.” Did it surprise you when no receivers were taken in the 1st round? “I started to worry a lot. My agent told me that I was the 10th best receiver on most people’s board so if eight or nine go then maybe. I was like there is no way they can take nine to 10 receivers in one round. That was just my observation of the whole thing. It is just crazy how it all worked out for me.”