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Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Buccaneers.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Buccaneers never addressed interior defensive lineman, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Landing Joly that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 David Bailey
In the 15th overall pick they get juice off the edge at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton at pick No. 46 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick77 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
No edge and no loss on Malik Muhammad in pick 77; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick116 Rnd4 Justin Joly
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Justin Joly at Round 4, Pick 16. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick153 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
No drama and no debate, Bryce Boettcher went about where he belonged in No. 153. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
They took Jalen Catalon at par in the 229th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.