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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Buccaneers.

The Buccaneers bet big and early on Hunter Nourzad, 26 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Getting Watts where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 26 they get an island corner at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Junior Colson
They let Junior Colson come to them and pounced at the 57th pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dominick Puni. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick92 Rnd3 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad in pick 92 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at slot 125 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick220 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader slid further than he should have, and the Round 6 slot is lovely value for the running back. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick246 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ryan Watts at Round 7, Pick 26 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.