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  • Spicer1982 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (TB)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Tayvion Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (TB)
Tayvion Robinson
WR Kentucky
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (TB)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers let Gore Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The board owed the Buccaneers one, and it paid up: Frank Gore Jr., the No. 224 name on the board, sitting there at Round 7, Pick 35 like a gift left on the doorstep. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In pick 26 they get a building block for the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
They paid sticker price for Christian Haynes in Round 2, Pick 25, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland at the 89th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
A slide stopped in No. 126, with Braelon Allen worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson at slot 203 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick244 Rnd7 Tayvion Robinson
Tayvion Robinson is a better player than the 244th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick255 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
You do not let a running back like Frank Gore Jr. reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.