stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT

stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 22, 2026

bucs draft Mark Flecther to pair with Bucky and Gainwell

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
LB Notre Dame
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Trevor Lauck Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Trevor Lauck
OT Iowa
Ashton Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Ashton Hampton
CB Clemson
Sullivan Absher Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Sullivan Absher
OG Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Jack Gibbens
LB
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Josh Sweat
DE
Players traded away
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Chris Braswell
LB
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Devin Culp
TE
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SirVocea Dennis
LB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesB+ FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Buccaneers: B.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Buccaneers never addressed interior defensive lineman, and it is the kind of gap that lingers.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. The trade work was a quiet net positive. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
In slot 15 they get a green-dot type in the middle. More want than need.
Pick46 Rnd2 Mark Fletcher Jr.
Mark Fletcher Jr. at pick No. 46 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick77 Rnd3 Trevor Lauck
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trevor Lauck. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ashton Hampton
No drama and no debate, Ashton Hampton went about where he belonged in pick 116. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick153 Rnd5 Sullivan Absher
Sullivan Absher at the 153rd overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.