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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers won the night they stopped James from sliding. Grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how DJ James got past him. The Buccaneers do not have to explain a thing at the 92nd overall pick. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. The cost of the Gore Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 26th pick they get a blindside protector. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in Round 2, Pick 25 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Austin Booker
A tidy bit of business in pick 89, where Austin Booker graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick92 Rnd3 DJ James
Somehow DJ James was still sitting there in slot 92, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick125 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Johnny Wilson at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick220 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Frank Gore Jr. a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick246 Rnd7 Trey Knox
You do not let a tight end like Trey Knox reach the 246th overall pick and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.