Tampa Bay traded down seven spots in the third round on April…
Tampa Bay traded down seven spots in the third round on April 24, 2026, sending No. 77 to Green Bay for Nos. 84 and 160. The Buccaneers used No. 84 on wide receiver Ted Hurst III and No. 160 on guard Billy Schrauth. Hurst opened his rookie season as a starter and had five catches for 63 yards through Tampa Bay's first two games, while Schrauth had not yet recorded a regular-season appearance on the club's official stat page.
Green Bay Packers Received
- pick 2026 third round pick (#77- Chris McClellan )
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Received
- pick 2026 third round pick (#84- Ted Hurst III)
- pick 2026 fifth round pick (#160- Billy Schrauth )
Trade Analysis
The original terms are clear and should replace the malformed duplicate assets in the legacy row. Tampa Bay's transaction log says the Buccaneers sent pick No. 77 to Green Bay for picks No. 84 and No. 160. Green Bay's own draft coverage records the same exchange and identifies Chris McClellan as the player selected at No. 77. The NFL draft-trade tracker independently corroborates the structure. There was no separate generic compensation asset, no duplicate No. 84 selection and no player directly exchanged in addition to the three draft choices.
Tampa Bay used both incoming selections rather than moving either one again. The Buccaneers chose Georgia State wide receiver Ted Hurst III at No. 84 and Notre Dame guard Billy Schrauth at No. 160. Hurst quickly earned a starting role. Tampa Bay's official player page lists him with two starts in the first two games of the 2026 season, catching five passes for 63 yards. Schrauth remained a developmental interior lineman through the same early window, with the club's player page showing no regular-season appearance yet. That is not negative evidence about his long-term value; it simply means his contribution is not measurable at this stage.
Green Bay used No. 77 on Missouri defensive tackle Chris McClellan. The Packers' official player page lists him as active in each of the club's first three games, with no starts and two combined tackles. Those numbers establish that he is already part of the defensive rotation, but three games are far too small a sample to support a durable hindsight grade. The Packers paid the No. 160 selection to secure a prospect they preferred rather than risk waiting seven picks.
This trade is therefore structurally complete but competitively unresolved. Tampa Bay has already received early offensive production from Hurst and still holds the developmental upside of Schrauth, while Green Bay has McClellan in its defensive line rotation. None of the three rookies has enough NFL history to justify a strong winner call in September 2026. Treating Hurst's early start as proof of a long-term Tampa Bay win would be premature, just as treating Schrauth's lack of an appearance as a failed pick would be premature.
TradeVerdicts should currently present the exchange as Even Trade with B grades for both clubs. Tampa Bay gained an extra fifth-round asset while still landing a starting rookie receiver seven picks later, and Green Bay successfully moved to the specific defensive tackle it wanted. The structure is documented with high confidence; the football outcome should remain deliberately conservative until all three players have a larger professional sample.