TDBUCS'S MOCK DRAFT
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TDBUCS'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 8, 2026

2026-25

  • TDBUCS DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (TB)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (TB)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (TB)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (TB)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (TB)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (TB)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (TB)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DET)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
McAlister should have been long gone. The Buccaneers pounced, and earned a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Eric McAlister, Round 7, Pick 6, roughly 30 picks past where he belonged. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They will need Allar to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. It is not that Trotter is a bad player; it is that the Buccaneers had louder needs to answer first. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick46 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
By-the-book stuff, Lee Hunter at the 46th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher to take Josiah Trotter, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Fair-plus on Jadarian Price, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Slaughter in pick No. 82, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick118 Rnd4 Drew Allar
They reached a country mile for Drew Allar at the 118th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick153 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher at the Round 5 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick193 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris in slot 193 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick194 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Nothing to complain about; Oscar Delp went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick212 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at Round 6, Pick 33 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 Eric McAlister
They will replay Eric McAlister at the 222nd pick for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
A reasonable price with a little left over, Zavion Thomas in the Round 7 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick237 Rnd7 Josh Cuevas
No edge and no loss on Josh Cuevas in the 237th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.