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  • gtl2008 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (TB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (TB)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (TB)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Buccaneers.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Buccaneers did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to interior defensive lineman, which was the need that mattered most.

Every board in the league had Smith lower, and that gap is the story. Wiggins falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In pick 26 they get a ballhawk on the outside, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No edge and no loss on Chris Braswell in slot 58; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zak Zinter. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
By-the-book stuff, Cole Bishop at Round 4, Pick 27 squarely in line with his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick204 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
They paid sticker price for Rasheen Ali in the 204th overall pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa in pick No. 244 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick255 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
A premium they did not need to pay, Maurice Smith a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.