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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (TB)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (TB)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (TB)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (LV)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CHI)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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Players Gained
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Maxx Crosby
DE
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Michael Hoecht
LB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureC+
The Buccaneers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

The Buccaneers ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Caldwell has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. On value alone, Stukes makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The Rodriguez pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In No. 26 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. Need was not the driver here.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jacob Rodriguez at linebacker with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots open.
Pick82 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at the 82nd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick116 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Treydan Stukes in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries at the 126th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A clean, defensible pick in pick 155 with a little surplus value in Jaeden Roberts. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jeff Caldwell
A big swing on Jeff Caldwell at Round 5, Pick 28, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick195 Rnd6 Zane Durant
They let Zane Durant come to them and pounced at pick No. 195. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick196 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock at Round 6, Pick 15 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.