gtl2008'S MOCK DRAFT

gtl2008

  • gtl2008 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (TB)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (TB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (TB)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (TB)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Storm Duck
CB Penn State
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (TB)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Received
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NO)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NO)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureA
The Buccaneers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Buccaneers spent real capital to be 24 picks early on Sincere Haynesworth, and the board is going to hold them to it. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Benson.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge. A real need, handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Carson Beck
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Carson Beck. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They read the board right and Trey Benson was the payoff at pick No. 74. The roster fit checks out.
Pick110 Rnd4 Adisa Isaac
A straight-up fair deal on Adisa Isaac at No. 110, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Sincere Haynesworth
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Sincere Haynesworth well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick220 Rnd6 Storm Duck
The board had cheaper options than Storm Duck at Round 6, Pick 45, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee at No. 231 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.