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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 12, 2025

Bucs shore up LB, CB, EDGE

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (TB)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TB)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (TB)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (TB)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (TB)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Picks Received
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (HOU)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (HOU)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Harris
LB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueC- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Buccaneers a B.

The Kamran James pick is the one that will follow the Buccaneers into the fall. They took him 98 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

It is not that Rodriguez is a bad player; it is that the Buccaneers had louder needs to answer first. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Moss.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Joshua Josephs
In the 22nd pick they get a problem off the edge, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 A.J. Harris
A.J. Harris at the 52nd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick66 Rnd3 Colton Hood
A straight-up fair deal on Colton Hood at No. 66, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick83 Rnd3 Whit Weeks
A reach on Whit Weeks in slot 83; the board had better options right there. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Jacob Rodriguez in pick No. 120 leaves tight end, running back and other spots for later.
Pick159 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at pick 159 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick200 Rnd6 Roderick Kearney
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Roderick Kearney well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick234 Rnd7 Miller Moss
Nice patience on Miller Moss, who had no business lasting to slot 234. The roster fit checks out.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kamran James
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kamran James this early at the Round 7 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.