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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (TB)
James Pearce Jr.
DE Tennessee
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (TB)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
JT Tuimoloau
DE Ohio State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
James Pearce Jr.
DE Tennessee
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
JT Tuimoloau
DE Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (DEN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DEN)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 155: the Buccaneers steal Winston Jr. and grade out a B-.

The Buccaneers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Kevin Winston Jr. fell into pick 155.

The cost of the Grant reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In No. 25 they get a problem off the edge, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at the Round 2 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 JT Tuimoloau
Steal is underselling it; JT Tuimoloau at the 89th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick120 Rnd4 Tory Horton
They let Tory Horton come to them and pounced at pick No. 120. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
You do not let a safety like Kevin Winston Jr. reach Round 5, Pick 17 and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
A linebacker of that caliber at the 235th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.