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Draft Selections
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (TB)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (TB)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (TB)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (TB)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Greg Johnson
OG Minnesota
Reed Harris Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (TB)
Reed Harris
WR Arizona State
Peter Clarke Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (TB)
Peter Clarke
TE Temple
Drake Lindsey Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TB)
Drake Lindsey
QB Minnesota
Elijah Paige Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (TB)
Elijah Paige
OT USC
Braden Awls Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (TB)
Braden Awls
S Iowa State
Draft Picks Received
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (SEA)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (PIT)
Greg Johnson
OG Minnesota
Reed Harris Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (SEA)
Reed Harris
WR Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Drew Mestemaker Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (PIT)
Drew Mestemaker
QB Oklahoma State
Will Heldt Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (SEA)
Will Heldt
DE-EDGE Clemson
Wyatt Young Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Wyatt Young
WR Oklahoma State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Pat Freiermuth
TE
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA
Larceny in pick 224 lands the Buccaneers a A-, Awls and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Braden Awls got past him. The Buccaneers do not have to explain a thing at the 224th pick. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Reaching for Harris left real value on the table behind him. It is not that Cole is a bad player; it is that the Buccaneers had louder needs to answer first.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Will Echoles
They will replay Will Echoles at slot 39 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Chris Cole
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Chris Cole at linebacker with edge rusher and running back open.
Pick47 Rnd2 Kelley Jones
Kelley Jones at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper slipping to the 56th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson at the 77th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80 Rnd3 Reed Harris
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 3, Pick 16 on Reed Harris with edge rusher and running back unsolved.
Pick104 Rnd4 Peter Clarke
A premium they did not need to pay, Peter Clarke a notch or two before his time. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick141 Rnd5 Drake Lindsey
They paid up for Drake Lindsey at pick No. 141 when waiting would have done the job. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick181 Rnd6 Elijah Paige
Elijah Paige in Round 6, Pick 3 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick224 Rnd7 Braden Awls
Braden Awls in the 224th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.