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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Buccaneers, and a B- to prove it.

The Buccaneers' one glaring miss is interior defensive lineman, a need they left exactly as they found it. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Arnold value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The Sorrell pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value.
Pick53 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at the 53rd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
A clean, defensible pick in pick 84 with a little surplus value in Mason Taylor. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick121 Rnd4 Nohl Williams
By-the-book stuff, Nohl Williams at pick No. 121 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
A reach for Barryn Sorrell in slot 157; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick235 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Akili Arnold at No. 235. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.