The top 30 visits continue to unfold for the Bucs as they piece together their plans for the 2025 NFL Draft. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Bucs recently hosted Tennessee defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott for a top 30 visit.
Norman-Lott has been a busy man as of late. He’s already visited Tampa Bay along with the Bengals, Browns, Falcons and Bears. There are also scheduled visits coming up with the Bills, Titans, Chiefs and 49ers.
This is the second defensive tackle that Tampa Bay has hosted on a top 30 visit, with the first being Shemar Turner from Texas A&M. With Norman-Lott coming from Tennessee, the Bucs have only talked to SEC players from that position. Norman-Lott did not meet with the Bucs at the Combine.
Omarr Norman-Lott Would Be A Solid Backup For Bucs
After playing three seasons at Arizona State, Norman-Lott transferred to Tennessee and played there the next two years. His best season came in 2023 where he recorded 5.5 sacks as a defensive tackle to go with 26 tackles and six tackles for loss in 10 games.
Tennessee DT Omarr Norman-Lott – Photo by: USA Today
It wasn’t a bad encore season in 2024 as he played a career high 13 games, having four sacks, 18 tackles and four tackles for loss in hast last college football season. During his appearance at the 2025 NFL Combine Norman-Lott at 6’2 weighing 291 pounds with an arm length 33 and 3/4 inches with a hand length of 10 and 3/4 inches. He did not run the 40, cone drill or bench press but he did have a vertical jump of 31.50 and broad jump of 9’5.
Norman-Lott played a great role as a three-technique at defensive tackle. He has tremendous athleticism and is fantastic with his overall hand placement and hand fighting against an offensive lineman. Norman-Lott typically wins his matchups by relying on his athleticism to shoot the gap and beat the blocker before he engages on the play. He impressed a ton at the Senior Bowl for his relentless effort and solid technique winning matchups against his opponent. Norman-Lott was considered as some of the best performers at the event.
Bucs DT Calijah Kancey and Giants QB Tommy DeVito – Photo by: USA Today
An undersized defensive tackle, he sometimes has trouble with his overall leverage due to a shorter arm length and size. Early on it’ll be better to use him as a pass rushing defensive tackle than a run stopper as he can miss tackles and make the wrong reads on runing plays. He is considered a third-round selection.
There have been some similarities to Bucs’ defensive tackle Calijah Kancey with each of them being undersized but having great athletic abilities. While it’s not a top priority to draft, the Bucs wouldn’t mind another defensive tackle to have on the roster that they have under contract for several seasons.
He could be a direct backup to Kancey, bringing similar traits. Current defensive tackle Logan Hall is on the last year of his deal while Greg Gaines is more of backup for Vita Vea and has signed several one-year contracts.
The Bucs could look to bolster the team’s depth there as well as drafting his eventual replacement should Hall and Gaines leave in free agency next year.
The depth at the defensive tackle position is immense this season with 27 defensive tackles receiving a draftable grade from the NFL. Defensive tackle is not an immediate need for Tampa Bay with their starters under contract for the next two years, but there is a need to improve the quality of the team’s depth at the position.
