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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (TB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (TB)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (TB)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TB)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (TB)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Baylor Cupp Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (TB)
Baylor Cupp
TE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Adrian Phillips
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Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Buccaneers worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The Baylor Cupp pick is the one that will follow the Buccaneers into the fall. They took him 144 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Getting Simpson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

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

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A reach for Jackson Powers-Johnson in No. 34; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at pick 58, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick No. 75 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Junior Colson
You do not let a linebacker like Junior Colson reach the 89th pick and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
A curious use of the Round 4 slot. Edge rusher and quarterback needed the pick; a S-EDGE in Jalyx Hunt did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at slot 127 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Taking Jaylin Simpson in slot 182 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick204 Rnd6 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at pick 204 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Isaac Guerendo
Value said wait; Isaac Guerendo in the 244th pick says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick255 Rnd7 Baylor Cupp
A wild overpay on Baylor Cupp in Round 7, Pick 35, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.