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Tampa Bay Targets the Trenches III

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Draft Selections
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TB)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (TB)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TB)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (TB)
Greg Johnson
OG Minnesota
Devan Thompkins Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (TB)
Devan Thompkins
DE Alabama
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (TB)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Jayden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TB)
Jayden Jackson
DT Oklahoma
Desmeal Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (TB)
Desmeal Leigh
OT Youngstown State
Eli Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (TB)
Eli Bowen
CB Oklahoma
Edwin Spillman Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TB)
Edwin Spillman
LB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CIN)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DET)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Devan Thompkins Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CIN)
Devan Thompkins
DE Alabama
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DET)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Jayden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jayden Jackson
DT Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CIN)
Darian Mensah
QB Miami
Dashawn Spears Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NYG)
Dashawn Spears
S LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaxson Dart
QB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Buccaneers for Green: B+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Buccaneers were there to profit. Trey'Dez Green, the No. 18 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 2, Pick 18. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They will answer for taking linebacker early while quarterback and running back went begging. They will need Leigh to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Will Echoles
Will Echoles in slot 35 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick50 Rnd2 Trey'Dez Green
Steal is underselling it; Trey'Dez Green at pick 50 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick57 Rnd2 Chris Cole
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Chris Cole adds a linebacker and leaves quarterback and running back untouched.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper at the 66th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick71 Rnd3 Greg Johnson
Fair-plus on Greg Johnson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick99 Rnd3 Devan Thompkins
Circle this one: Devan Thompkins at the 99th pick is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick107 Rnd4 Nyck Harbor
A want over a need in Round 4, Pick 6: Nyck Harbor adds a wide receiver while quarterback and running back keeps waiting.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kingston Lopa
A surprising call. With quarterback and running back still to address, they spent the Round 4 slot on Kingston Lopa, a safety they were not short of.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jayden Jackson
Jayden Jackson in Round 5, Pick 3 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick143 Rnd5 Desmeal Leigh
Desmeal Leigh at pick No. 143 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick183 Rnd6 Eli Bowen
Eli Bowen at the 183rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick228 Rnd7 Edwin Spillman
A slide stopped in pick 228, with Edwin Spillman worth more than the price. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.