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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TB)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (TB)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers cashed the board's mistake on Burnip: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Buccaneers were there to profit. James Burnip, the No. 168 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 235th overall pick.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. They will need Dotson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In the 19th pick they get a two-high chess piece. More want than need.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jihaad Campbell at the 53rd overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick84 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. at pick 84 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick119 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
They reached a country mile for Mello Dotson at No. 119, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater is a better player than the Round 5 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick235 Rnd7 James Burnip
James Burnip in Round 7, Pick 19 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.