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alexokf'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

Solid one no trades

  • alexokf DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (TB)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (TB)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (TB)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
Draft Picks Received
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (BAL)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Buccaneers, and a B- to prove it.

The Buccaneers bet big and early on Jacob Rodriguez, 26 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Landing Gyllenborg that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In pick No. 15 they get a premier pass rusher, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at No. 46 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick80 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
A conviction pick on Bryce Lance at pick 80 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes at slot 116 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick155 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens in the 155th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
A tidy little value on Jeff Caldwell in the 195th pick, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick211 Rnd6 Keyshaun Elliott
A reach on Keyshaun Elliott in No. 211; the board had better options right there. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick229 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
By-the-book stuff, Robert Spears-Jennings at slot 229 squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick250 Rnd7 John Michael Gyllenborg
John Michael Gyllenborg at the 250th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.