Prior to Friday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owned seven picks in the 2018 NFL Draft, but no actual seventh-round selection. That changed with the NFL's announcement of this year's compensatory picks.
The Buccaneers have been awarded an additional seventh-round pick through the compensatory system, which is based on net losses in the previous year's unrestricted free agency period. This marks the first time since 2011 that Tampa Bay has been awarded a compensatory pick.
The new pick comes just one spot from the end of the entire draft, at number 255 overall. The Buccaneers also have their own picks in the first six rounds plus Pittsburgh's sixth-round selection – courtesy of last summer's J.