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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (TB)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (TB)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers robbed the room for Reid. Final grade: B-.

The board owed the Buccaneers one, and it paid up: Karene Reid, the No. 189 name on the board, sitting there at the 237th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

Every board in the league had Gadsden II lower, and that gap is the story. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In pick No. 19 they get a premier pass rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at Round 2, Pick 21 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They read the board right and Maxwell Hairston was the payoff at slot 84. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick120 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
They barely believed it either: Tez Johnson still on the board at No. 120. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick158 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in the 158th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick237 Rnd7 Karene Reid
Steal is underselling it; Karene Reid at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.