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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (TB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (TB)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (TB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (TB)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (TB)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (TB)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (TB)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (WSH)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Calen Bullock
S USC
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (WSH)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chamarri Conner
S
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Derrick Gore
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Carlton Davis III
CB
Head Shot
Russell Gage
WR
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall D+
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Buccaneers this weekend: D+.

Nobody else had DeMonte Capehart anywhere near pick 220. The Buccaneers did, by 172 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Hard to defend, and the D+ reflects that.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. It is not that Hunt is a bad player; it is that the Buccaneers had louder needs to answer first.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In No. 26 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick64 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A reach for Cooper Beebe in the 64th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
They paid sticker price for Kris Abrams-Draine in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick95 Rnd3 James Williams
They reached a country mile for James Williams at slot 95, and the board is aghast. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick99 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at pick 99 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
A want over a need in pick No. 124: Jalyx Hunt adds a S-EDGE while edge rusher, quarterback and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick178 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
A reach on Steele Chambers in pick No. 178; the board had better options right there. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jared Wiley. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick220 Rnd6 DeMonte Capehart
They left a pile of value on the table to take DeMonte Capehart this early at No. 220. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick222 Rnd7 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones in the 222nd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick246 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
A straight-up fair deal on Edefuan Ulofoshio at the 246th pick, value and slot in agreement. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.