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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 10, 2026

Bucs trade down fill out needs viva Patriots!

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    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (TB)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesD FutureA
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Buccaneers to a B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Buccaneers reached some 41 spots for Red Murdock, and value like that does not grow back. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In pick No. 31 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
By-the-book stuff, Jacob Rodriguez at the 46th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick77 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Good price on Domonique Orange in the 77th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick116 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Max Llewellyn well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick155 Rnd5 Red Murdock
They left a pile of value on the table to take Red Murdock this early at No. 155. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick195 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock at slot 195 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick229 Rnd7 Dane Key
Dane Key in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.