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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 9, 2026

Bucs trade up for Manssor Delane!

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (TB)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (TB)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Draft Picks Traded
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIA)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIA)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureC+
The Buccaneers cashed the board's mistake on Golday: B-.

The Buccaneers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jake Golday, the No. 58 name on the board, in pick 94.

The Durant pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 11th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside. A real need, handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at pick No. 77 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jake Golday
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Jake Golday in pick 94, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at slot 116 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick155 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick195 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at the 195th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick229 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
No edge and no loss on Noah Whittington in Round 7, Pick 13; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.