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4/15/25

  • alejo7 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (TB)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (TB)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CLE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 53: the Buccaneers steal Starks and grade out a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Malaki Starks slide, and the Buccaneers were the ones holding the card at slot 53. Highway robbery.

The cost of the Cross III reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick No. 19 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at No. 53 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick94 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Somehow Carson Schwesinger was still sitting there in the 94th overall pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick121 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
A reach for Mello Dotson in pick 121; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Logan Brown
They let Logan Brown come to them and pounced at the 157th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
A wild overpay on Howard Cross III in slot 200, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick235 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Kyle Monangai at Round 7, Pick 19 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.