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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

Bucs grab Godwins Replacment

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (TB)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureC+
Grand theft in the 116th overall pick: the Buccaneers steal Wheatley and grade out a C+.

Call it larceny. Zakee Wheatley sat on the board until slot 116, and the Buccaneers did not need to be asked twice.

The cost of the Jacas reach is exactly the players who went right after him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
Gabe Jacas at the 46th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
By-the-book stuff, Jacob Rodriguez at pick No. 77 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick116 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
They robbed the room for Zakee Wheatley here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick153 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
A tidy bit of business in Round 5, Pick 15, where DeMonte Capehart graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Seth McGowan
They read the board right and Seth McGowan was the payoff at pick 193. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
The board had Thaddeus Dixon higher than No. 229, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.