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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TB)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (TB)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Buccaneers: B-.

The Buccaneers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 4, Pick 18 on Que Robinson a full 113 spots early. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

On value alone, Stutsman makes the weekend a net positive. They will answer for taking safety early while interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots went begging.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In the 19th pick they get a two-high chess piece. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
A linebacker of that caliber at the 53rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick84 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots to take Andrew Mukuba, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick119 Rnd4 Que Robinson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Que Robinson well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick156 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
You do not let a linebacker like Danny Stutsman reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Circle this one: Jonas Sanker at pick No. 235 is a fall that decides a draft. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.