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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (TB)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (TB)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (TB)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (TB)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIA)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Jalen Ramsey
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jamel Dean
CB
Head Shot
Kyle Trask
QB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureD+
White III should have been long gone. The Buccaneers pounced, and earned a C.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Ricky White III got past him. The Buccaneers do not have to explain a thing at the 243rd pick. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Jalen Ramsey pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

If Mykel Williams and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In pick 13 they get juice off the edge at fair value.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They read the board right and Xavier Watts was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 26. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick84 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
By-the-book stuff, Carson Schwesinger at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick120 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in the 120th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick158 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
The board fumbled Mello Dotson all the way to slot 158, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick237 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at pick No. 237 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick243 Rnd7 Ricky White III
Ricky White III in the 243rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.