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    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Buccaneers and Rice: B-.

The Buccaneers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Brenden Rice, the No. 96 name on the board, in pick 125. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Trotter Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They took Payton Wilson at par in the 57th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Jeremiah Trotter Jr. while clear needs at interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Fair-plus on Jonah Elliss, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the 125th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nothing to complain about; Nathaniel Watson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick246 Rnd7 Daijahn Anthony
Nice patience on Daijahn Anthony, who had no business lasting to Round 7, Pick 26. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.