TDBUCS'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (TB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (TB)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
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
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BAL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Buccaneers, and a B to prove it.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Buccaneers started one anyway for Ben Sinnott, 38 picks ahead of schedule. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Sweat.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They paid sticker price for Jackson Powers-Johnson in pick No. 30, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
The board had T'Vondre Sweat higher than the 57th pick, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 MarShawn Lloyd
A reach for MarShawn Lloyd in Round 3, Pick 26; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick92 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the Round 3 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick93 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James slipping to pick 93 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cedric Gray at No. 125. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylin Simpson at the 130th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
They paid up for Trevin Wallace at pick 220 when waiting would have done the job. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick246 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
They paid a round early for Solomon Byrd in the Round 7 slot, more than the board wanted. It patches a soft spot without any drama.