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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (TB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (TB)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (TB)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (TB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (TB)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (TB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (WSH)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
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: 3 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Devin White
LB
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Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
EDGE
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureF
The Williams reach set the tone, and the Buccaneers never recovered: F.

The James Williams pick is the one that will follow the Buccaneers into the fall. They took him 45 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 36th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Chop Robinson in slot 40. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick58 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No drama and no debate, T'Vondre Sweat went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 26. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 James Williams
A swing that ignored the value entirely, James Williams well ahead of where he belonged. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
By-the-book stuff, Tommy Eichenberg at No. 127 squarely in line with his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick138 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the 138th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick181 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A reach for Christian Jones in slot 181; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick244 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
The board had cheaper options than Dwight McGlothern at pick No. 244, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick255 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at No. 255 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.