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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers robbed the room for Higgins. Final grade: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jay Higgins slide, and the Buccaneers were the ones holding the card at Round 7, Pick 19. Highway robbery. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They will need Thornton Jr. to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron at Round 1, Pick 19 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick53 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at slot 53 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
No edge and no loss on Andrew Mukuba in pick No. 84; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick121 Rnd4 Charles Grant
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 121 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick157 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They reached into another round for Dont'e Thornton Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in pick 235 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.