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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers robbed the room for Walker. Final grade: B-.

The board owed the Buccaneers one, and it paid up: Jalon Walker, the No. 24 name on the board, sitting there at slot 53 like a gift left on the doorstep.

They are betting Thornton Jr. proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In pick No. 19 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
You do not let a linebacker like Jalon Walker reach Round 2, Pick 21 and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick84 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at the 84th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick121 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo at slot 121 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick157 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 157th overall pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.