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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (TB)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (TB)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (TB)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (TB)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (TB)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PHI)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PHI)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DET)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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James Bradberry
CB
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Trey Hendrickson
DE
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Desmond King II
CB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
The Buccaneers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Buccaneers spent pick No. 235 on Graham Mertz, a name the board had a full 81 spots lower. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Winston Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In pick 25 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They robbed the room for Jalon Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick62 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
The board had Colston Loveland higher than the 62nd pick, and the tight end fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick84 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A premium they did not need to pay, Maxwell Hairston a notch or two before his time. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in pick No. 130 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 156 is the definition of value, full stop. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick162 Rnd5 Connor Colby
They paid a round early for Connor Colby in slot 162, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick235 Rnd7 Graham Mertz
Graham Mertz in the 235th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.