joel king'S MOCK DRAFT
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joel king'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 19, 2026

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  • joel king DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (LV)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (LV)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Maxx Crosby
DE
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureD
The Buccaneers let Ponds fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Buccaneers, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.

Getting Ponds where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Adding Maxx Crosby by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick46 Rnd2 CJ Allen
CJ Allen slid further than he should have, and pick No. 46 is lovely value for the linebacker. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick77 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
The board fumbled D'Angelo Ponds all the way to Round 3, Pick 13, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
They did well to land Kyle Louis in No. 153, just ahead of his grade. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick193 Rnd6 Marlin Klein
Marlin Klein at the 193rd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.