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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Buccaneers and Devonshire: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how M.J. Devonshire got past him. The Buccaneers do not have to explain a thing at the Round 6 slot. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Hartman has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braden Fiske. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
No drama and no debate, Jonah Elliss went about where he belonged in No. 89. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Good price on Dominick Puni in the 92nd overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
They read the board right and Elijah Jones was the payoff at the 125th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at pick 220 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick246 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
A reach on Sam Hartman in Round 7, Pick 26; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.