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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 2, 2026

Bucs gain Dallas Turner for Zyon McCollum

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (TB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (TB)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (TB)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (TB)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Dallas Turner
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Zyon McCollum
CB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureA
The phones sank the Buccaneers this weekend: C+.

The Buccaneers clearly saw something nobody else did in Eric O'Neill, taking him 36 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. It is not that Styles is a bad player; it is that the Buccaneers had louder needs to answer first. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The Lew value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 23 they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot.
Pick44 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman, cornerback and other spots still to address, they spent the 44th pick on Sonny Styles, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick75 Rnd3 Connor Lew
They barely believed it either: Connor Lew still on the board at the Round 3 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick113 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg at pick 113 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Eric O'Neill
Eric O'Neill at Round 5, Pick 12 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick192 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in slot 192 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Luke Altmyer
Luke Altmyer slid further than he should have, and pick 229 is lovely value for the quarterback. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.