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2025 Bucs Draft

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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (TB)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (TB)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Aydan White Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (TB)
Aydan White
CB NC State
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Buccaneers: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Gunnar Helm at Round 4, Pick 16. The Buccaneers jumped the board by 63 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Burden III falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
No drama and no debate, James Pearce Jr. went about where he belonged in pick No. 15. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jalen Milroe
They liked Jalen Milroe enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 46. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81 Rnd3 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick117 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at Round 4, Pick 16 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jihaad Campbell
You do not let a linebacker like Jihaad Campbell reach the 153rd pick and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick233 Rnd7 Aydan White
A premium they did not need to pay, Aydan White a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.