TDBUCS'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (TB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (TB)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (TB)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (TB)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (TB)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (LAR)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB+ FutureB-
The Buccaneers checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Buccaneers put a flag in the ground for Thor Griffith, 81 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

That Starks pick is the receipt they will wave around later. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. With quarterback unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the 25th overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at fair value. More want than need.
Pick53 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
The board fumbled Malaki Starks all the way to slot 53, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick79 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Chris Paul Jr. adds a linebacker and leaves quarterback untouched.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
A reasonable price with a little left over, Mason Taylor in No. 84. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in the 90th pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jake Majors
They paid up for Jake Majors at pick No. 121 when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A tidy bit of business in slot 127, where Cam Skattebo graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick157 Rnd5 Que Robinson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Que Robinson. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick195 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
They paid sticker price for KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
They reached into another round for Teddye Buchanan, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick235 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A big swing on Thor Griffith at pick No. 235, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
Jaylin Smith at Round 7, Pick 20 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.