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Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (TB)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (TB)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (TB)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (TB)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (BUF)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (BAL)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB- TradesC- FutureB
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Buccaneers.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Buccaneers took Hayden Conner a full 32 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Starks. The Buccaneers indulged a want in Paul Jr. while a need in interior defensive lineman, tight end and other spots stayed open.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick53 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Circle this one: Malaki Starks at pick 53 is a fall that decides a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick56 Rnd2 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger in No. 56 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick62 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
They paid a round early for Maxwell Hairston in pick No. 62, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick91 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Chris Paul Jr. adds a linebacker and leaves interior defensive lineman, tight end and other spots untouched.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Nice patience on Cam Skattebo, who had no business lasting to slot 121. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
No edge and no loss on Tommi Hill in the 157th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick235 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in the 235th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
A premium they did not need to pay, Roc Taylor a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.