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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (TB)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DET)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jameson Williams
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jamel Dean
CB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Buccaneers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C-.

The Buccaneers went off the board in a big way for Cooper Mays, 74 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Jameson Williams gives the group a proven body among the projects.

So much rides on Jahdae Barron that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the 19th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Darien Porter
They went early on Darien Porter in pick No. 60, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
A premium they did not need to pay, Ashton Gillotte a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
A straight-up fair deal on Jeffrey Bassa at Round 4, Pick 19, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick157 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
This one needs a full-page explanation: Oronde Gadsden II in slot 157, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick235 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cooper Mays. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.