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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (TB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (TB)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (TB)
Craig Woodson
S California
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Craig Woodson
S California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIA)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAC)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jamel Dean
CB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesF FutureC+
The phones sank the Buccaneers this weekend: D-.

The Buccaneers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 224th overall pick on Barryn Sorrell a full 91 spots early. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They banked enough surplus on Leonard to cover a lot of smaller sins. That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, offensive lineman very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down second-level presence, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos at the 53rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
A tidy bit of business in No. 86, where Isaiah Bond graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick121 Rnd4 Shemar Turner
No edge and no loss on Shemar Turner in pick No. 121; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick157 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
Riley Leonard at Round 5, Pick 19 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
A wild overpay on Barryn Sorrell in pick 224, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
The board fumbled Craig Woodson all the way to slot 231, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad at pick 235 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It patches a soft spot without any drama.