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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Buccaneers.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Sai'vion Jones at the 121st overall pick is 21 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a security blanket over the middle at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
A wild overpay on Maxwell Hairston in slot 53, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Quinn Ewers
They liked Quinn Ewers enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 84. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
Sai'vion Jones at No. 121 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
Ty Robinson at the 157th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick235 Rnd7 Ricky White III
They will replay Ricky White III at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.