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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (TB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (LAC)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
More right than wrong for the Buccaneers, and a B- to prove it.

Some picks age like wine; Devin Culp at slot 220 will need to, sitting 47 spots clear of his grade. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

That Powers-Johnson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. With interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on OLB-EDGE is the choice that costs them. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick 26 they get a lockdown presence outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at slot 69 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE and leaves interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick92 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at the 92nd pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick125 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
A linebacker of that caliber at the 140th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick220 Rnd6 Devin Culp
They talked themselves into Devin Culp at pick No. 220, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick246 Rnd7 Josh Wallace
They reached into another round for Josh Wallace, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.