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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (TB)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (TB)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (TB)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers bet the future on Nix. The board says B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Buccaneers committed. Bo Nix is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

If Rouse pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Landing Oladapo that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In pick No. 26 they get the arm they will build around at fair value.
Pick58 Rnd2 Graham Barton
A quiet steal in the 58th overall pick: Graham Barton for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
They barely believed it either: Chris Braswell still on the board at No. 89. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Good price on Darius Robinson in the Round 4 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick204 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
The board fumbled Kitan Oladapo all the way to the 204th pick, and they scooped it up. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick244 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
A big swing on Walter Rouse at slot 244, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick255 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith at Round 7, Pick 35 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.