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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (TB)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (TB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (TB)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (TB)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Nick Samac Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Nick Samac
C Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BAL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Buccaneers.

The Buccaneers did not so much draft Nick Samac as overpay for him, 97 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Schrader value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

It is not that Solomon is a bad player; it is that the Buccaneers had louder needs to answer first.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Taking Xavier Legette in slot 57 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at the 89th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick92 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
Of all the spots to shop, they chose OLB-EDGE. Javon Solomon in No. 92 leaves interior defensive lineman, tight end and other spots for later.
Pick93 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James in the 93rd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
A wild overpay on Trevor Keegan in pick 125, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan Travis in the 130th pick, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick218 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader in the 218th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd6 Keaton Bills
Value said wait; Keaton Bills in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick246 Rnd7 Nick Samac
Nick Samac in No. 246 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.