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Admiral Redbeard'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 25, 2026

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  • Admiral Redbeard DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (TB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (TB)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (TB)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Mason Reiger Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Mason Reiger
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (TB)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Mason Reiger Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Mason Reiger
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Draft Picks Traded
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureC
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Buccaneers: C+.

Some picks age like wine; Mason Reiger at pick 125 will need to, sitting 73 spots clear of his grade. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. Spending an early pick on linebacker with cornerback, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick46 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
They took Caleb Banks at par in the 46th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick63 Rnd2 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Value said wait; Darrell Jackson Jr. in No. 63 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
A want over a need in slot 77: Jacob Rodriguez adds a linebacker while cornerback, running back and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick95 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at the 95th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick116 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
Max Llewellyn at the Round 4 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick125 Rnd4 Mason Reiger
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Mason Reiger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick131 Rnd4 Red Murdock
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Red Murdock adds a linebacker and leaves cornerback, running back and other spots untouched.
Pick153 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
No drama and no debate, Tanner Koziol went about where he belonged in the 153rd overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick193 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
They talked themselves into Eric O'Neill at the 193rd pick, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Cole Payton
They went early on Cole Payton in pick No. 229, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.