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Draft 14

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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Tayvion Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Tayvion Robinson
WR Kentucky
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers won the night they stopped Hadden from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Buccaneers were there to profit. Kamal Hadden, the No. 168 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 220. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In slot 26 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Chris Braswell at Round 2, Pick 25. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 DJ James
They robbed the room for DJ James here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick92 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in pick 92 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Ray Davis
Ray Davis at the 125th pick is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Steal is underselling it; Kamal Hadden at the 220th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick246 Rnd7 Tayvion Robinson
They read the board right and Tayvion Robinson was the payoff at No. 246. It patches a soft spot without any drama.