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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TB)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (TB)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers cashed the board's mistake on Bowman Jr.: B.

Call it larceny. Billy Bowman Jr. sat on the board until pick No. 235, and the Buccaneers did not need to be asked twice.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 19th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
Nothing to complain about; Xavier Restrepo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick84 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Circle this one: Harold Fannin Jr. at Round 3, Pick 20 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick119 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
They robbed the room for Maxwell Hairston here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick156 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Barrett Carter in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick235 Rnd7 Billy Bowman Jr.
They will replay Billy Bowman Jr. at pick 235 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.