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RUN ON DEC 13, 2025

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12/13 bucs

  • Gridirongeek DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (TB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (TB)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers did enough to get by: C+.

The tape said wait; the Buccaneers did not. Kenyatta Jackson Jr. went at pick 52, a good 73 picks before the board was ready.

Royer at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Hit on Sonny Styles and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 19 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, a steep price for the projection.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
They talked themselves into Kenyatta Jackson Jr. at the Round 2 slot, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick83 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
They read the board right and A.J. Haulcy was the payoff at pick No. 83. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick120 Rnd4 Joe Royer
Taking Joe Royer in Round 4, Pick 20 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick159 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at No. 159 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
They reached a country mile for Trey Zuhn III at slot 200, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick234 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
They liked Nolan Rucci enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 7, Pick 19. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.