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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (TB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Jayson Jones Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (TB)
Jayson Jones
DL Auburn
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (TB)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Buccaneers: C+.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jayson Jones in the 244th pick, a good 76 spots before the room expected him.

It is not that Hunt is a bad player; it is that the Buccaneers had louder needs to answer first. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Hit on Jackson Powers-Johnson and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In slot 26 they get a blindside protector, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They paid a round early for Cooper Beebe in Round 2, Pick 26, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalyx Hunt
A curious use of No. 89. Tight end, cornerback and other spots needed the pick; a S-EDGE in Jalyx Hunt did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 James Williams
A reach on James Williams in the Round 4 slot; the board had better options right there. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick204 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
Value said wait; Steele Chambers in pick 204 says they were not listening. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jayson Jones
Jayson Jones at pick No. 244 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick255 Rnd7 Isaac Guerendo
They talked themselves into Isaac Guerendo at slot 255, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.