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    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (TB)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (TB)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (TB)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (TB)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (TB)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Micah Morris at the 240th pick. The Buccaneers jumped the board by 42 and dared it to prove them wrong.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Landing Greene III that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Isaiah Bond
In slot 28 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III at pick No. 59 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
They paid sticker price for Kevin Winston Jr. in Round 3, Pick 26, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jihaad Campbell
Nothing to complain about; Jihaad Campbell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick164 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
They left a pile of value on the table to take Luke Lachey this early at the 164th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick240 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Micah Morris at pick 240 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.