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    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (TB)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAR)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB- TradesD FutureB-
The Buccaneers let King fall into their laps, and walked away with a C+.

Call it larceny. Kobe King sat on the board until Round 5, Pick 19, and the Buccaneers did not need to be asked twice. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick No. 26 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick84 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Good price on Chris Paul Jr. in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick90 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A tidy bit of business in slot 90, where Andrew Mukuba graded well above the range. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
A straight-up fair deal on Cobee Bryant at Round 4, Pick 19, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Kobe King
Kobe King at No. 157 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick235 Rnd7 Ricky White III
Ricky White III slipping to pick 235 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.