C+
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Buccaneers get a C+.
by jzaNe1949 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 1 steals
· 3 reaches
Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Nyjalik Kelly at No. 155 is 59 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.
They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. Rivers falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.
So much rides on Akheem Mesidor that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 15 they get a bendy edge with upside, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
A big swing on Romello Height at pick 46, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
No edge and no loss on Deontae Lawson in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
They took Michael Trigg at par in the 116th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Nyjalik Kelly at the 155th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They will replay Eric Rivers at Round 6, Pick 14 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
No drama and no debate, Thaddeus Dixon went about where he belonged in slot 229. The roster fit checks out.