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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (TB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (TB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (TB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TB)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (TB)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (TB)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (TB)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (TB)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (TB)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Omar Brown Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Omar Brown
S Nebraska
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (TB)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (TB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Draft Picks Traded
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (WSH)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
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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Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
EDGE
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Robert Hainsey
C
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall F
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureF
Conviction outran the board for the Buccaneers, and it cost them: F.

The tape said wait; the Buccaneers did not. Isaac Guerendo went at the 179th overall pick, a good 96 picks before the board was ready. There is no dressing it up: a F.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The Hunt pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback still on the board. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left quarterback open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
They did well to land Quinyon Mitchell in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick40 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They reached a country mile for T'Vondre Sweat at the 40th overall pick, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in slot 58 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in Round 3, Pick 3; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick89 Rnd3 Mason McCormick
A conviction pick on Mason McCormick at the 89th pick that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick101 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
A want over a need in pick 101: Jalyx Hunt adds a S-EDGE while quarterback keeps waiting.
Pick103 Rnd4 James Williams
They reached into another round for James Williams, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick127 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
The board had cheaper options than Luke McCaffrey at the 127th pick, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kris Abrams-Draine in Round 4, Pick 30. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at No. 145 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick157 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at pick No. 157 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Delmar Glaze
They paid a round early for Delmar Glaze in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at the 179th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick204 Rnd6 Omar Brown
A reasonable price with a little left over, Omar Brown in slot 204. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick244 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Good price on Brevyn Spann-Ford in the 244th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick255 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at pick 255 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.