Geno'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (TB)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (TB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (TB)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (TB)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (TB)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (TB)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (TB)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (TB)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (TB)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (JAX)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (JAX)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Derek Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (JAX)
Derek Wingo
LB Florida
Stefon Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (ARI)
Stefon Thompson
OLB-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Buccaneers for Burton: B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jermaine Burton got past him. The Buccaneers do not have to explain a thing at slot 115.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If Travis pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They barely believed it either: Amarius Mims still on the board at the 49th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They paid sticker price for Trey Benson in pick No. 65, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the 68th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick89 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Value with a capital V on Braden Fiske in pick 89, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy at No. 90 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick96 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at slot 96 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They let Zak Zinter come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 2. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jermaine Burton
They will replay Jermaine Burton at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Circle this one: Caelen Carson at the 116th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jordan Travis this early at pick No. 117. It fills a real need, too.
Pick141 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in slot 141 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 5 slot with a little surplus value in Dallin Holker. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175 Rnd5 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
The board had Dadrion Taylor-Demerson higher than No. 175, and the safety fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.