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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
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
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers won the night they stopped Schrader from sliding. Grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Cody Schrader tumbling to the Buccaneers in pick No. 220 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The Thomas pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham slid further than he should have, and pick 26 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick57 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin in pick No. 57 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 DJ James
Steal is underselling it; DJ James at the 89th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in the 92nd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Xavier Thomas
A wild overpay on Xavier Thomas in slot 125, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Taking Cody Schrader in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick246 Rnd7 Trey Knox
Trey Knox at Round 7, Pick 26 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.