DKDan'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • DKDan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (TB)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Sam Brown Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (TB)
Sam Brown
WR Miami
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.