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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 6, 2026

Bucs patch up Inteior oline

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jack Pyburn Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Jack Pyburn
LB-EDGE LSU
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Buccaneers.

The Buccaneers went off the board in a big way for Jack Pyburn, 54 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

It is not that Rodriguez is a bad player; it is that the Buccaneers had louder needs to answer first. The Roush value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 15th overall pick they get a blindside protector. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick46 Rnd2 CJ Allen
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and CJ Allen at Round 2, Pick 14 is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Jacob Rodriguez while clear needs at interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick116 Rnd4 Sam Roush
They will replay Sam Roush at pick 116 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick155 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
No drama and no debate, Beau Stephens went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick195 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in slot 195 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jack Pyburn
They talked themselves into Jack Pyburn at the 229th overall pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.