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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (TB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (TB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (TB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (TB)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BAL)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Justin Fields
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Isaiah Likely
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Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Buccaneers a B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Buccaneers spent the 246th pick on DeMonte Capehart, a name most had 146 spots down the list. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Jackson Powers-Johnson at slot 30 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Benson. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick93 Rnd3 DJ James
Nothing to complain about; DJ James went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in No. 124 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick133 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick164 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson at the 164th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaylen Harrell this early at Round 6, Pick 25. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd6 Tyrice Knight
Good price on Tyrice Knight in No. 220, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick246 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at pick 246 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.