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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Buccaneers.

Nobody had Jordan Travis this high, and it is not close. The Buccaneers reached 47 spots to get him at No. 125. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Anthony pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
They paid sticker price for Brian Thomas Jr. in the Round 1 slot, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick57 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at pick 57 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
By-the-book stuff, Jonah Elliss at pick No. 89 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
A tidy little value on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in Round 3, Pick 29, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Value said wait; Jordan Travis in the 125th overall pick says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson is a better player than slot 220 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick246 Rnd7 Daijahn Anthony
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Daijahn Anthony at the 246th overall pick is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.