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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureC+
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Buccaneers.

There is a lot to like until you notice interior defensive lineman is still a hole. The Buccaneers never got to the one that mattered most. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick No. 26 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They paid sticker price for Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 25, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick89 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum at the 89th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick92 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
No edge and no loss on Gabriel Murphy in slot 92; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick125 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Fair-plus on Theo Johnson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick155 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
By-the-book stuff, Tykee Smith at pick 155 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.