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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 4, 2026

Bucs trade for Thibodeaux

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (TB)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (TB)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (TB)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (TB)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (TB)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (TB)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE Montana
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kayvon Thibodeaux
LB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Buccaneers this weekend: B+.

The Buccaneers bet big and early on Solomon Tuliaupupu, 63 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

That Slaughter pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

Adding Kayvon Thibodeaux by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In No. 23 they get a mismatch in the passing game. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 CJ Allen
A reasonable price with a little left over, CJ Allen in Round 2, Pick 12. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Steal is underselling it; Jake Slaughter at the 75th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick113 Rnd4 C.J. Fite
C.J. Fite is a better player than slot 113 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick151 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey in pick No. 151 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick192 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
Sawyer Robertson in pick 192 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Solomon Tuliaupupu
Solomon Tuliaupupu in Round 7, Pick 13 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.