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Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall
C+
ValueD+
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Buccaneers: C+. There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Buccaneers started one anyway for Jacob Rodriguez, 26 picks ahead of schedule. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
So much rides on Akheem Mesidor that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick Analysis
Pick15
Rnd1
Akheem Mesidor
In slot 15 they get a bendy edge with upside, a steep price for the projection.
Pick46
Rnd2
Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at Round 2, Pick 14 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick77
Rnd3
Ted Hurst
They jumped the gun on Ted Hurst, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.



