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Draft Selections
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (TB)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (TB)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (TB)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (TB)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (TB)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TB)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (DEN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (KC)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Players Gained
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Cam Lewis
CB
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Adam Trautman
TE
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Nobody dealt better than the Buccaneers this weekend: A-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Buccaneers were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

They are betting Slater proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Blue value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In the end it comes back to Donovan Ezeiruaku, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick53 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at pick No. 53 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at No. 56 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick95 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in the 95th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jackson Slater in the Round 4 slot, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick122 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer in the 122nd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick132 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 132 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick133 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
The board had Dorian Strong higher than Round 4, Pick 31, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick157 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
No drama and no debate, Antwaun Powell-Ryland went about where he belonged in pick 157. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
They will replay Jaydon Blue at the 206th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick228 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
The board fumbled KeAndre Lambert-Smith all the way to pick No. 228, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick235 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing R.J. Mickens in pick 235. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.