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Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TB)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (TB)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Buccaneers, and a B- to prove it.

The war room fell hard for Will Sheppard, and it showed at the 235th overall pick: 54 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Mukuba. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Campbell pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots still on the board.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In pick 19 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value. More want than need.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A want over a need in Round 2, Pick 21: Jihaad Campbell adds a linebacker while interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick84 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
They paid a round early for Azareye'h Thomas in the 84th pick, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Circle this one: Andrew Mukuba at pick No. 119 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick156 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
A premium they did not need to pay, Cobee Bryant a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick235 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
They reached into another round for Will Sheppard, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.