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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 19, 2025

Bucs draft LD heir

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (TB)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (TB)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (TB)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Malachi Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (TB)
Malachi Nelson
QB UTEP
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (IND)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Malachi Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Malachi Nelson
QB UTEP
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (IND)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (LAC)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Alex Birchmeier Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Alex Birchmeier
OG Penn State
Players Gained
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Michael Carter II
CB
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Drew Ogletree
TE
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The Buccaneers turned the phones into found money: A-.

The war room fell hard for Patrick Payton, and it showed at the Round 5 slot: 51 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

The Nelson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick No. 32 they get a lockdown presence outside, outstanding value to boot.
Pick63 Rnd2 CJ Allen
CJ Allen slipping to slot 63 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick95 Rnd3 Austin Barber
Austin Barber at the 95th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
They talked themselves into Patrick Payton at pick 172, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick256 Rnd7 Malachi Nelson
Malachi Nelson in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.