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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2026

Bucs shore up CB, EDGE, Oline, TE

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (TB)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (SF)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kayvon Thibodeaux
LB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Buccaneers worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The war room fell hard for Vincent Anthony Jr., and it showed at the 116th overall pick: 75 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Landing Trotter that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In the 27th pick they get a lockdown presence outside. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
They went early on Akheem Mesidor in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick77 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
They let Josiah Trotter come to them and pounced at pick No. 77. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick116 Rnd4 Vincent Anthony Jr.
Vincent Anthony Jr. at pick 116 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kage Casey
A quiet steal in Round 5, Pick 15: Kage Casey for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kobe Baynes
Nothing to complain about; Kobe Baynes went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick229 Rnd7 Josh Cuevas
Josh Cuevas at Round 7, Pick 13 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.