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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Hendrickson
DE
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
The Buccaneers cashed the board's mistake on Dike: B.

Somebody in No. 235 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Buccaneers sat still while Chimere Dike, the No. 202 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Adding Trey Hendrickson by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the 19th pick they get a press-man option on the boundary. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel in slot 53 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick121 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. slid further than he should have, and No. 121 is lovely value for the linebacker. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick157 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans at Round 5, Pick 19 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 Addison West
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Addison West. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick235 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
Chimere Dike at pick No. 235 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.