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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAR)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
Good, not great, for the Buccaneers: B-.

The Buccaneers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Elijah Roberts at pick 121 regardless, 57 picks early.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. That Dike pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Watts at pick No. 53 is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick84 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at No. 84 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts at the 121st overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
A quiet steal in pick 195: Jack Kiser for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick235 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
Chimere Dike at the 235th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.