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Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (TB)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (TB)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (TB)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (TB)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (TB)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (TB)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (TB)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (TB)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (TB)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Draft Picks Received
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (LAR)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (SF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (SF)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Buccaneers for Mondon Jr.: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Smael Mondon Jr. tumbling to the Buccaneers in Round 5, Pick 9 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If Oladejo pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau in the 33rd pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Pick100 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at Round 3, Pick 36 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick101 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at slot 101 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
A big swing on Oluwafemi Oladejo at pick 104, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa at the 113th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
No edge and no loss on Cobee Bryant in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson at No. 123 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick147 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in pick No. 147 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ajani Cornelius. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick211 Rnd6 Kobe Hudson
Kobe Hudson at the 211th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
Bilhal Kone in pick 235 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.