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Draft Selections
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (TB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (TB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (TB)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (TB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (TB)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (TB)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (TB)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (TB)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (TB)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (TB)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (TB)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (TB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (ARI)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Zach Ertz
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
EDGE
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall F
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureD
The board had answers; the Buccaneers had Capehart. Grade: F.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but DeMonte Capehart at the 255th pick is 137 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. The warnings were there, and the F is the bill.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Stover pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher.

The Ali value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at Round 2, Pick 7, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick47 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No drama and no debate, T'Vondre Sweat went about where he belonged in the 47th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in pick No. 57 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick89 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They paid up for Brenden Rice at No. 89 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cade Stover
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher to take Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick94 Rnd3 James Williams
James Williams at slot 94 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick98 Rnd3 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A curious use of Round 4, Pick 8. Edge rusher needed the pick; a DT-EDGE in Maason Smith did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
This one needs a full-page explanation: Mason McCormick in slot 125, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick126 Rnd4 Christian Jones
A reach on Christian Jones in the 126th pick; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
A surprising call. With edge rusher still to address, they spent No. 132 on Jalyx Hunt, a S-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick140 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at pick 140 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley in the 203rd overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They left a pile of value on the table to take Taulia Tagovailoa this early at pick No. 241. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Steal is underselling it; Rasheen Ali at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick255 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at slot 255 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.