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Draft Selections
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (TB)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TB)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Ashton Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (TB)
Ashton Hampton
CB Clemson
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (TB)
Greg Johnson
OG Minnesota
Reed Harris Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (TB)
Reed Harris
WR Arizona State
Peter Clarke Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (TB)
Peter Clarke
TE Temple
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (TB)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Drake Lindsey Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TB)
Drake Lindsey
QB Minnesota
Jayden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (TB)
Jayden Jackson
DT Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Ashton Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Ashton Hampton
CB Clemson
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Reed Harris Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIN)
Reed Harris
WR Arizona State
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Jayden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jayden Jackson
DT Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Drew Mestemaker Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Drew Mestemaker
QB Oklahoma State
Isaiah Sategna III Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NO)
Isaiah Sategna III
WR Oklahoma
LJ McCray Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
LJ McCray
DE-EDGE Florida
Players Gained
Head Shot
Broderick Jones
OT
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA
The Buccaneers robbed the room for Echoles. Final grade: A-.

Whoever sat across the table from the Buccaneers should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

It is not that Cole is a bad player; it is that the Buccaneers had louder needs to answer first. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Echoles.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They will need Hampton to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Chris Cole
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 32nd overall pick on Chris Cole with edge rusher and running back unsolved.
Pick35 Rnd2 Will Echoles
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Will Echoles in the 35th pick, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick44 Rnd2 Ashton Hampton
A conviction pick on Ashton Hampton at the Round 2 slot that the board grades a round light. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick46 Rnd2 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper in pick 46 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson at Round 3, Pick 4 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick96 Rnd3 Reed Harris
A curious use of slot 96. Edge rusher and running back needed the pick; a wide receiver in Reed Harris did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Peter Clarke
The board had cheaper options than Peter Clarke at Round 4, Pick 3, and it noticed. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick112 Rnd4 Kingston Lopa
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Kingston Lopa in No. 112 leaves edge rusher and running back for later.
Pick141 Rnd5 Drake Lindsey
They jumped the gun on Drake Lindsey, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jayden Jackson
They let Jayden Jackson come to them and pounced at pick 156. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.