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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (TB)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (TB)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (TB)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (TB)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Roman Hemby
RB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Traded
Khordae Sydnor Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CIN)
Khordae Sydnor
LB-EDGE Purdue
Players traded away
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David Wells
TE
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Ko Kieft
TE
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Russell Gage
WR
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureB-
The Buccaneers landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

The Roman Hemby pick is the one that will follow the Buccaneers into the fall. They took him 138 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

The Nelson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 20 they get a disruptor off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean in slot 52 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Michael Pratt
They paid sticker price for Michael Pratt in Round 3, Pick 20, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick99 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in pick No. 99 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cade Stover
They paid a round early for Cade Stover in the 120th overall pick, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick153 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Payton Wilson for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick173 Rnd5 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the 173rd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at pick No. 198 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick220 Rnd6 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.