The Buccaneers ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.
On value alone, Sinnott makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Solomon has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
They will answer for taking OLB-EDGE early while interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots went begging.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.12
· Pick 12
· Jared Verse
· DE-EDGE
· rank 12
In the 12th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value.
R2.25
· Pick 57
· Zach Frazier
· C
· rank 57
A straight-up fair deal on Zach Frazier at No. 57, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.26
· Pick 89
· Jalen McMillan
· WR
· rank 105
They jumped the gun on Jalen McMillan, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.29
· Pick 92
· Javon Solomon
· OLB-EDGE
· rank 109
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick No. 92 on Javon Solomon with interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots unsolved.
R4.25
· Pick 125
· Ben Sinnott
· TE
· rank 100
They robbed the room for Ben Sinnott here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.45
· Pick 220
· Tyrice Knight
· LB
· rank 204
Nice patience on Tyrice Knight, who had no business lasting to Round 6, Pick 45. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R7.26
· Pick 246
· Tarheeb Still
· CB
· rank 229
The board had Tarheeb Still higher than pick No. 246, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.