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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (TB)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (TB)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (TB)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAR)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
The Buccaneers let Trotter fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The Buccaneers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Josiah Trotter fell into slot 116. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

With cornerback, quarterback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They will need Rodriguez to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 29 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
The board had Dillon Thieneman higher than No. 46, and the safety fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick55 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter slid further than he should have, and the Round 2 slot is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
A wild overpay on Jacob Rodriguez in the 61st overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick77 Rnd3 LT Overton
LT Overton at pick No. 77 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Josiah Trotter
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 116 on Josiah Trotter with cornerback, quarterback and other spots unsolved.
Pick153 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
A conviction pick on Nadame Tucker at Round 5, Pick 15 that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick193 Rnd6 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in the 193rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Marlin Klein
They robbed the room for Marlin Klein here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick256 Rnd7 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss in the 256th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.