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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (TB)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (TB)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (TB)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TB)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (TB)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (TB)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (TB)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (TB)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (TB)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TB)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (TB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (TB)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Theo Wease Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (TB)
Theo Wease
WR Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (BAL)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (BAL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BAL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Theo Wease Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
Theo Wease
WR Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CAR)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Desmond Evans Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Desmond Evans
DL-EDGE North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Kayshon Boutte
WR
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Jeremy Chinn
S
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Yetur Gross-Matos
EDGE
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Mac Jones
QB
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David Ojabo
EDGE
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Brandon Stephens
CB
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Andrew Vorhees
OG
Players traded away
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Carlton Davis III
CB
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Chase Edmonds
RB
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Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
EDGE
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Kyle Trask
QB
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Russell Gage
WR
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Buccaneers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Buccaneers started one anyway for Zy Alexander, 104 picks ahead of schedule. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The Wease value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In slot 32 they get a sticky cover corner, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
A clean, defensible pick in the 33rd pick with a little surplus value in Taliese Fuaga. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick52 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A reach for Cooper Beebe in Round 2, Pick 20; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in the 84th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick101 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A premium they did not need to pay, Mohamed Kamara a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at No. 132 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylin Simpson well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick138 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at slot 138 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick140 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick168 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
They went early on Darius Robinson in Round 5, Pick 32, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
A big swing on Jonah Monheim at pick No. 182, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick198 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Nathaniel Watson in the 198th overall pick, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick220 Rnd6 Richard Jibunor
They talked themselves into Richard Jibunor at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick222 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
Value said wait; Zy Alexander in pick 222 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick253 Rnd7 Theo Wease
Theo Wease in pick No. 253 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.