stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 26, 2026

Bucs load up on Iowa guys on all 3 sides!

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    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (TB)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesD FutureA
Larceny in pick No. 116 lands the Buccaneers a B, Hurst and all.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Buccaneers watched Ted Hurst slide 31 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 28 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick46 Rnd2 CJ Allen
They read the board right and CJ Allen was the payoff at slot 46. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick77 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
The board fumbled Eli Stowers all the way to pick No. 77, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
They will replay Ted Hurst at the 116th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick155 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
A straight-up fair deal on Beau Stephens at Round 5, Pick 15, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick195 Rnd6 Aaron Graves
No drama and no debate, Aaron Graves went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick229 Rnd7 TJ Hall
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing TJ Hall in the 229th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.