TDBUCS'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers cashed the board's mistake on Johnson: B-.

The board owed the Buccaneers one, and it paid up: Cornelius Johnson, the No. 186 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 246 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Barner has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 26 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
By-the-book stuff, Zach Frazier at Round 2, Pick 25 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton at pick 89 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick92 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
A conviction pick on Braelon Allen at slot 92 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick125 Rnd4 AJ Barner
They left a pile of value on the table to take AJ Barner this early at the 125th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick220 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick246 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
Taking Cornelius Johnson in No. 246 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.