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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (TB)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Buccaneers' one glaring miss is interior defensive lineman, a need they left exactly as they found it. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The cost of the Trice reach is exactly the players who went right after him. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In the 26th pick they get a disruptor off the edge, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
Nothing to complain about; Kiran Amegadjie went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A reach on Cedric Gray in the 126th overall pick; the board had better options right there. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick204 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
By-the-book stuff, Sam Hartman at pick No. 204 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd6 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin at No. 220 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in Round 7, Pick 27 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.