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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (TB)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (TB)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Buccaneers bled value on every deal, hence the B-.

The war room fell hard for Donovan Smith, and it showed at pick 235: 35 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

That Bond pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
Fair-plus on Tyler Warren, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
You do not let a wide receiver like Isaiah Bond reach Round 3, Pick 38 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick121 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong in slot 121 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick157 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill in the 157th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith in pick No. 235 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.