stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT

stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 27, 2026

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  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Myles Graham Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Myles Graham
LB Florida
Trevor Lauck Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Trevor Lauck
OT Iowa
Ashton Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Ashton Hampton
CB Clemson
Jaden Platt Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Jaden Platt
TE Arkansas
Keon Wylie Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Keon Wylie
LB Virginia Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Riley Moss
CB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Buccaneers a B.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Keon Wylie in Round 7, Pick 13, a good 49 spots before the room expected him. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Riley Moss deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Will Echoles
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Myles Graham
Myles Graham in pick 46 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick77 Rnd3 Trevor Lauck
Trevor Lauck at Round 3, Pick 13 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ashton Hampton
A straight-up fair deal on Ashton Hampton at pick No. 116, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jaden Platt
Jaden Platt at the 193rd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick229 Rnd7 Keon Wylie
Keon Wylie in slot 229 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.