TDBUCS'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (TB)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (TB)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (TB)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (GB)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (JAX)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (GB)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (JAX)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Buccaneers: B-.

The Patrick Payton selection is the head-turner. The Buccaneers reached 48 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Slaughter. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
A tidy bit of business in slot 21, where Arvell Reese graded well above the range. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick52 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at pick 52 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
Nice patience on Josiah Trotter, who had no business lasting to the Round 3 slot. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They robbed the room for Jake Slaughter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Trinidad Chambliss
They talked themselves into Trinidad Chambliss at the 97th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries slid further than he should have, and No. 116 is lovely value for the tight end. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. at slot 120 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick153 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
A reach for Bryce Boettcher in the 153rd overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick162 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Patrick Payton in Round 5, Pick 24, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick194 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
They did well to land Thaddeus Dixon in No. 194, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick229 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
Hykeem Williams at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.