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Hi'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 30, 2025

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  • Hi DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (TB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (TB)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (TB)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (TB)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (TB)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (TB)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (TB)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (TB)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Smith Snowden Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Smith Snowden
CB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CHI)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CHI)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (WSH)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB+ FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Buccaneers: B.

Nobody else had Princewill Umanmielen anywhere near No. 192. The Buccaneers did, by 56 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Spending an early pick on linebacker with interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Taaffe pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A curious use of Round 2, Pick 12. Interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots needed the pick; a linebacker in Sonny Styles did not.
Pick61 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Deontae Lawson in the 61st pick leaves interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots for later.
Pick75 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at pick No. 75 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick93 Rnd3 Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
They reached into another round for Kenyatta Jackson Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
They took Michael Trigg at par in pick 124, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick146 Rnd5 Iapani Laloulu
Iapani Laloulu in slot 146 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ar'maj Reed-Adams in No. 151. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick192 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Princewill Umanmielen. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick229 Rnd7 Smith Snowden
Smith Snowden at the Round 7 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.