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DKDan DRAFTING FOR THEBuccaneers
Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Buccaneers won the night they stopped Dotson from sliding. Grade: B. Somebody in Round 5, Pick 19 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Buccaneers sat still while Mello Dotson, the No. 133 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.
They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. If Ewers pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.
Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.
Pick Analysis
Pick19
Rnd1
Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick53
Rnd2
Jack Sawyer
They robbed the room for Jack Sawyer here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick84
Rnd3
Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers at the 84th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick120
Rnd4
Tez Johnson
They barely believed it either: Tez Johnson still on the board at No. 120. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick158
Rnd5
Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson at pick 158 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick237
Rnd7
Sam Brown
No edge and no loss on Sam Brown in Round 7, Pick 19; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.






