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Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (TB)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (TB)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (TB)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Draft Picks Traded
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CHI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Buccaneers, and a B- to prove it.

The Buccaneers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 204 on Taulia Tagovailoa a full 23 spots early.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Chambers at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In pick No. 26 they get juice off the edge, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick75 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They paid sticker price for Malachi Corley in Round 3, Pick 11, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Nice patience on Mike Sainristil, who had no business lasting to slot 89. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick110 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A reasonable price with a little left over, Dominick Puni in the 110th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
By-the-book stuff, Cole Bishop at No. 126 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick204 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd6 Jawhar Jordan
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jawhar Jordan in pick No. 220. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers at the 247th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor need, but a need all the same.