Starchychaff'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Starchychaff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (TB)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (TB)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (TB)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TB)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 7 (TB)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Buccaneers: C+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Buccaneers took RJ Harvey at pick No. 205, roughly 122 spots before his name belonged. The final tally is a middling C+.

The offensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. That is a cornerback 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. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Hit on Princely Umanmielen and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In pick 13 they get a disruptor off the edge. A real need, handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 Danny Stutsman
A big swing on Danny Stutsman at the 45th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick77 Rnd3 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick109 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
A conviction pick on Elic Ayomanor at Round 4, Pick 13 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles in slot 141 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick205 Rnd7 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey at No. 205 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.