stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2026

Bucs focus on trenches in round 1 and 2

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The tape said wait; the Buccaneers did not. Vincent Anthony Jr. went at pick No. 155, a good 76 picks before the board was ready. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That Rolder pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In No. 15 they get a blindside protector. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick46 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
They paid sticker price for Lee Hunter in pick No. 46, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis at the 77th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick116 Rnd4 Nadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker in pick 116 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick155 Rnd5 Vincent Anthony Jr.
Vincent Anthony Jr. at slot 155 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick195 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in the 195th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jimmy Rolder
Jimmy Rolder in pick No. 229 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Stacking talent where they were already deep.