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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Devin Leary Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (TB)
Devin Leary
QB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Gray should have been long gone. The Buccaneers pounced, and earned a B-.

The Buccaneers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Cedric Gray, the No. 135 name on the board, in pick No. 204.

If Powers-Johnson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 26th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in pick 58, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick89 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
They did well to land Gabriel Murphy in slot 89, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington at Round 4, Pick 26 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the 204th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick220 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in pick No. 220 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Devin Leary
Devin Leary at the Round 7 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.