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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (TB)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (TB)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (TB)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (TB)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (TB)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIA)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Players Gained
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Dalton Kincaid
TE
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Buccaneers a B+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Buccaneers shredded theirs for Malachi Lawrence. He came off 32 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Haulcy at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

They will answer for taking linebacker early while tight end and cornerback went begging. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 26 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. More want than need.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Nothing to complain about; Jake Slaughter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick60 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Lee Hunter. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick82 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
You do not let a safety like A.J. Haulcy reach No. 82 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick87 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
A want over a need in Round 3, Pick 23: Josiah Trotter adds a linebacker while tight end and cornerback keeps waiting.
Pick111 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
This one needs a full-page explanation: Malachi Lawrence in the 111th pick, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick116 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Mike Washington Jr. this early at pick No. 116. It fills a real need, too.
Pick153 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
They paid a round early for Nadame Tucker in No. 153, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in pick 193 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick229 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
Hykeem Williams in the 229th pick is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick234 Rnd7 Roderick Kearney
The board had cheaper options than Roderick Kearney at slot 234, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.