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Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (TB)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (TB)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (TB)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (TB)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jackson Woodard Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Jackson Woodard
LB UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (SEA)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (SEA)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (SEA)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureC+
More right than wrong for the Buccaneers, and a B- to prove it.

The Buccaneers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 235 on Jackson Woodard a full 96 spots early. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

On value alone, Ewers makes the weekend a net positive. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In No. 24 they get a double-digit-sack hope. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They went early on Donovan Ezeiruaku in pick No. 53, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick84 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Darien Porter at Round 3, Pick 20 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick121 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
You do not let a safety like Andrew Mukuba reach pick 121 and blink. They did not. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool in the 157th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick172 Rnd5 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick223 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
A running back of that caliber at slot 223 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick234 Rnd7 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in No. 234 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jackson Woodard
They reached a country mile for Jackson Woodard at the 235th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It adds depth where they could use a little.