B-
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Best value of the weekend goes to the Buccaneers for Hecht: B-.
by nick ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 4 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
The real work happened on the phones. The Buccaneers fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
That Hecht pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 15 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
In the 21st overall pick they get a mismatch in the passing game at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They will replay Sam Hecht at slot 116 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
The board had Malik Benson higher than Round 5, Pick 15, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.