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nick'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 1, 2026

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  • nick DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (TB)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (PIT)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (SF)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (KC)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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Players Gained
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Nick Bosa
DE
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Justin Jefferson
WR
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Aaron Jones
RB
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Travis Kelce
TE
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Jeff Okudah
CB
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Ivan Pace Jr.
LB
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Rashee Rice
WR
Players traded away
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Chris Godwin
WR
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Jalen McMillan
WR
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Josh Williams
RB
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Michael Wiley
RB
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Owen Wright
RB
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Sean Tucker
RB
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Sterling Shepard
WR
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Tez Johnson
WR
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureF
Best value of the weekend goes to the Buccaneers for Hecht: B-.

The real work happened on the phones. The Buccaneers fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

That Hecht pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 15 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the 21st overall pick they get a mismatch in the passing game at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick116 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
They will replay Sam Hecht at slot 116 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Malik Benson
The board had Malik Benson higher than Round 5, Pick 15, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.