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Draft Selections
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (TB)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (TB)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (TB)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (TB)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TB)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 7 (TB)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (SF)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesD- FutureA+
The phones sank the Buccaneers this weekend: B.

The Buccaneers lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Johnson.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Denzel Burke
In No. 31 they get a press-man option on the boundary at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 Mykel Williams
A tidy little value on Mykel Williams in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
Value with a capital V on Tez Johnson in slot 77, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at pick No. 109 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick127 Rnd4 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery slipping to pick 127 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick141 Rnd5 Tyler Warren
A tidy bit of business in the 141st pick, where Tyler Warren graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick205 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
The board had Jimmy Horn Jr. higher than Round 7, Pick 13, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.