silverpaper2'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • silverpaper2 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (TB)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (TB)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (TB)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (TB)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (TB)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB
The Buccaneers checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Sam Hartman selection is the head-turner. The Buccaneers reached 33 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

On value alone, Schrader makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In No. 30 they get a building block for the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick65 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
They did well to land T.J. Tampa in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Calen Bullock. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick92 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at pick 92 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick93 Rnd3 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad in the 93rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick113 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
No edge and no loss on Johnny Wilson in the 113th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick125 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
A reasonable price with a little left over, Brenden Rice in pick No. 125. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick220 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at Round 6, Pick 45 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick240 Rnd7 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader at slot 240 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick246 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
They will replay Darius Muasau at pick 246 for years; that is how good the value is. It adds depth where they could use a little.