Coming off a surprising six-win 2015 campaign that saw the team remain in the NFC Playoff race until a four-game losing streak to end the season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will now be led by first-year head coach Dirk Koetter who replaced a fired Lovie Smith. 

While the Bucs did triple their win total from the previous season, there remains a nice amount of holes on both sides of the ball. Which positions do they need to address in the draft?

In continuing with this 32 article series, here's a look at the top needs for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as a seven-round mock draft we ran through the FanSpeak mock draft simulator. We manually picked for Tampa Bay while the picks for all other 31 teams were selected by the simulator. 

1. Defensive End

Even after signing Robert Ayers, the Buccaneers are going to need to add a truly elite pass rusher in order for their defense to take the next level. William Gholston isn't that guy, neither are George Johnson or Jacquies Smith. All said, Buccaneers defensive ends tallied a total of 15 sacks last season. That's simply not going to get it done. 

2. Offensive Tackle

While Tampa Bay did add Donovan Smith in the second round of last year's draft, he proved to be completely out of his element there. In this, Smith seems best suited to play right tackle moving forward. The team is also going to have to find a replacement for Gosder Cherilus at some point in the not-so-distant future. In a draft class that boasts five potential first-round tackles, Tampa Bay might be best suited spending the ninth pick on a franchise blindside protector for Jameis Winston. 

3. Linebacker

Both the middle linebacker and strong-side linebacker positions next to Lavonte David need to be addressed. In addition to not having much depth here, there really isn't much in terms of starter-caliber upside. Danny Lansanah and Josh Keyes on the strong side and Adarius Glanton in the middle simply aren't the answers here. If Myles Jack were to potentially fall to nine, he could be an option as could former Ohio State standout Darron Lee. 

4. Free Safety

Anyone relying on Chris Conte in coverage is already doomed. He might have improved in this area last season, but he's still among the worst cover safeties in the game. Heck, even Brad McDougald isn't worth a hill of beans when it comes to plus-level ability at this position. Unfortunately for the Buccaneers, there's not much they can do to address free safety in the draft, as it's one of the weakest positions of this class. 

5. Wide Receiver 

Mike Evans and Vincent Jackson represent a solid tandem at wide receiver. Though, it's pretty clear that Jackson himself is running out of steam. It just makes too much sense for the Buccaneers, who have already invested a ton on Jameis Winston, to give him another long-term option at wide receiver. In a relatively deep class at this position, it might be the year to do that.