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Draft Selections
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers answered their biggest question with Dart. Grade: C+.

The war room fell hard for Sai'vion Jones, and it showed at the 53rd overall pick: 84 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. The final tally is a middling C+.

The whole projection now runs through Jaxson Dart; hit there and everything else looks smarter. Getting Horton where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jaxson Dart
In slot 19 they get the face of the franchise, a steep price for the projection.
Pick53 Rnd2 Sai'vion Jones
A real head-scratcher, Sai'vion Jones in No. 53 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A tidy bit of business in the 84th pick, where Maxwell Hairston graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick121 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Gunnar Helm in pick No. 121, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Tory Horton in the 157th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick235 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at pick 235 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.