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Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (TB)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TB)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (TB)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Devan Thompkins Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Devan Thompkins
DE Alabama
Deuce Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (TB)
Deuce Alexander
WR Ole Miss
Shadre Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Shadre Hurst
OG Houston
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TB)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Luke Reynolds Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TB)
Luke Reynolds
TE Virginia Tech
Jayden Virgin-Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (TB)
Jayden Virgin-Morgan
LB Boise State
Braelin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (TB)
Braelin Moore
C LSU
Draft Picks Received
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CLE)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Devan Thompkins Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CLE)
Devan Thompkins
DE Alabama
Shadre Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (CLE)
Shadre Hurst
OG Houston
Luke Reynolds Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (WSH)
Luke Reynolds
TE Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Colin Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Colin Simmons
LB-EDGE Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Quinshon Judkins
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Sean Tucker
RB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Buccaneers let Alexander fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Deuce Alexander had no business being available in the 104th pick, and the Buccaneers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Cayden Green
In the 11th pick they get protection for the quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick26 Rnd1 Leonard Moore
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Trey'Dez Green
They read the board right and Trey'Dez Green was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
The board fumbled Kade Pieper all the way to slot 68, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Devan Thompkins
Devan Thompkins in the 92nd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104 Rnd4 Deuce Alexander
Deuce Alexander in No. 104 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Shadre Hurst
Shadre Hurst in pick No. 116 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick141 Rnd5 Raylen Wilson
They will replay Raylen Wilson at pick 141 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick142 Rnd5 Luke Reynolds
Luke Reynolds at pick 142 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jayden Virgin-Morgan
By-the-book stuff, Jayden Virgin-Morgan at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick224 Rnd7 Braelin Moore
Somehow Braelin Moore was still sitting there in the 224th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.