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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (TB)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (TB)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (TB)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (TB)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (GB)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 220: the Buccaneers steal Gould and grade out a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Anthony Gould at pick No. 220 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
Fair-plus on T.J. Tampa, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They robbed the room for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick92 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James in slot 92 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick125 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 125th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick169 Rnd5 Matt Goncalves
Steal is underselling it; Matt Goncalves at No. 169 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick219 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Somehow Cody Schrader was still sitting there in pick 219, and they pounced on premier running back value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick220 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould in Round 6, Pick 45 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Trente Jones
Trente Jones in the 245th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick246 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
You do not let a linebacker like Steele Chambers reach pick 246 and blink. They did not. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.