Yasha Manus'S MOCK DRAFT
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Yasha Manus'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 1, 2026

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Mock drafts from Yasha Manus

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  • Yasha Manus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (TB)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (TB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (TB)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (TB)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (TB)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The war room fell hard for Jacob Rodriguez, and it showed at pick 113: 42 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

It is not that Rodriguez is a bad player; it is that the Buccaneers had louder needs to answer first. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 T.J. Parker
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get a bendy edge with upside. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in the 44th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick75 Rnd3 C.J. Fite
C.J. Fite at pick 75 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 113th pick on Jacob Rodriguez with tight end, quarterback and other spots unsolved.
Pick151 Rnd5 Connor Tollison
Connor Tollison at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick192 Rnd6 Josh Moten
By-the-book stuff, Josh Moten at No. 192 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick229 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at Round 7, Pick 13 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.