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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (TB)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (TB)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (TB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (TB)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (TB)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (SEA)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (SEA)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Buccaneers.

Some picks age like wine; Jordan Travis at the 125th overall pick will need to, sitting 47 spots clear of his grade.

The Zinter steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The trade work was a quiet net positive. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In the 32nd pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 DJ James
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in DJ James. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at pick No. 89 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick92 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No drama and no debate, Brenden Rice went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 29. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick93 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in pick 93 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid up for Cedric Gray at slot 102 when waiting would have done the job. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick113 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They read the board right and Zak Zinter was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at pick 125 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A big swing on Jordan Jefferson at the 159th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 Myles Cole
They reached into another round for Myles Cole, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd6 Solomon Byrd
Solomon Byrd in the 220th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick246 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight in pick No. 246 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.