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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (TB)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (TB)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (TB)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (TB)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (TB)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (TB)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Jayson Jones Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (TB)
Jayson Jones
DL Auburn
Omar Brown Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (TB)
Omar Brown
S Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NYJ)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Jayson Jones Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jayson Jones
DL Auburn
Omar Brown Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Omar Brown
S Nebraska
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall F
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureD-
A weekend the Buccaneers spent fighting the board, and losing. F.

Nobody had Jayson Jones this high, and it is not close. The Buccaneers reached 152 spots to get him at slot 254. The board sounded every alarm, and the F is the fallout.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. That McCaffrey pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

There is no soft landing here; this class has to massively overperform just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In slot 26 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in No. 35 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick66 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the 66th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in pick 71 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 James Williams
A big swing on James Williams at the 89th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick90 Rnd3 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at pick No. 90 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt at slot 126 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick137 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
They left a pile of value on the table to take Khristian Boyd this early at Round 5, Pick 1. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
The board had Jarrian Jones higher than the Round 5 slot, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick203 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They barely believed it either: Luke McCaffrey still on the board at No. 203. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick244 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at the 244th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick253 Rnd7 McCallan Castles
This one needs a full-page explanation: McCallan Castles in pick 253, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jayson Jones
They talked themselves into Jayson Jones at the 254th overall pick, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick257 Rnd7 Omar Brown
A real head-scratcher, Omar Brown in pick No. 257 is miles ahead of his ranking. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.