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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TB)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (TB)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAC)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB
A solid, sensible weekend for the Buccaneers: B-.

The war room fell hard for Graham Mertz, and it showed at the Round 7 slot: 66 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

The Bowman Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In pick No. 19 they get a double-digit-sack hope. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos at the 53rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick86 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
Nothing to complain about; Barrett Carter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick119 Rnd4 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at No. 119 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. in the 156th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick235 Rnd7 Graham Mertz
They reached a country mile for Graham Mertz at Round 7, Pick 19, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.