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Draft Selections
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (TB)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (TB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TB)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (TB)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Shorter
WR
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Buccaneers robbed the room for James. Final grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. DJ James tumbling to the Buccaneers in pick 92 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

If Nourzad pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Darius Robinson
In the 26th pick they get a premier pass rusher, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa slipping to pick No. 60 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
By-the-book stuff, Dominick Puni at pick 89 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick92 Rnd3 DJ James
They will replay DJ James at the 92nd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick125 Rnd4 Hunter Nourzad
A real head-scratcher, Hunter Nourzad in slot 125 is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They robbed the room for Brenden Rice here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at No. 144 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
A slide stopped in the Round 6 slot, with Tanner McLachlan worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick253 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
A running back of that caliber at pick 253 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.