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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 246: the Buccaneers steal Chambers and grade out a B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Buccaneers were there to profit. Steele Chambers, the No. 199 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 246. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The cost of the Nourzad reach is exactly the players who went right after him. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In pick 26 they get a lockdown presence outside. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin in Round 2, Pick 25 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 DJ James
Somehow DJ James was still sitting there in the 89th pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at pick No. 92 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick125 Rnd4 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad at the 125th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Rasheen Ali at the Round 6 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick246 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
They will replay Steele Chambers at No. 246 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.