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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (TB)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (TB)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (TB)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DET)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Royce Newman
OG
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Zack Annexstad
QB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesC- FutureC+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Buccaneers for Starks: C+.

When a board-topper like Malaki Starks slides to pick 53, you do not overthink it, and the Buccaneers did not.

They will answer for taking linebacker early while tight end, cornerback and other spots went begging. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In pick 26 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at No. 53 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick84 Rnd3 Deone Walker
The board had Deone Walker higher than pick No. 84, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tez Johnson in slot 100. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end, cornerback and other spots to take Jeffrey Bassa, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick158 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Earnest Greene III. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jack Kiser in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.