You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Buccaneers did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

So much rides on Bo Nix that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

If Randolph Jr. pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.