Admiral Redbeard'S MOCK DRAFT
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Admiral Redbeard'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 24, 2026

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  • Admiral Redbeard DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Evan Tengesdahl Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Evan Tengesdahl
OG Cincinnati
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Amare Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Amare Campbell
LB Penn State
Jake Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Jake Johnson
TE North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tatum Bethune
LB
Head Shot
T.J. Sanders
DT
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Buccaneers turned the phones into found money: B.

Some picks age like wine; Jake Johnson at No. 229 will need to, sitting 33 spots clear of his grade. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Buccaneers paired the rookies with proven help, T.J. Sanders leading the way.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick77 Rnd3 Evan Tengesdahl
Evan Tengesdahl in pick No. 77 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Xavier Chaplin
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Chaplin at Round 4, Pick 16, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick153 Rnd5 Iapani Laloulu
Iapani Laloulu at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Amare Campbell
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Amare Campbell. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jake Johnson
Jake Johnson in slot 229 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.