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Draft Selections
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (TB)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (TB)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (TB)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Eric Gregory Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Eric Gregory
DL Arkansas
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (TB)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (LAC)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LV)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAC)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dicaprio Bootle
CB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB- TradesB FutureB
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Buccaneers a B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Buccaneers spent the 255th overall pick on Thor Griffith, a name most had 43 spots down the list. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman. They will answer for taking safety early while offensive lineman, tight end and other spots went begging.

The Nash pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the offensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jihaad Campbell
In the 30th pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, though they paid up to get him. Need was not the driver here.
Pick56 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at the 56th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick76 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
They paid a round early for Andrew Mukuba in pick No. 76, more than the board wanted. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Kevin Winston Jr. while clear needs at offensive lineman, tight end and other spots sat open.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cody Simon
A surprising call. With offensive lineman, tight end and other spots still to address, they spent Round 4, Pick 19 on Cody Simon, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick157 Rnd5 Nick Nash
Nick Nash slipping to No. 157 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Eric Gregory
A big swing on Eric Gregory at Round 7, Pick 19, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick255 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Thor Griffith well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.