Bucs123'S MOCK DRAFT

2025 Bucs Draft Week 5

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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (TB)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (TB)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (TB)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (TB)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (TB)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Buccaneers: B-.

The Tyreak Sapp pick is the one that will follow the Buccaneers into the fall. They took him 54 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. They left with tight end solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 28th pick they get a problem off the edge at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
A tidy little value on Jaxson Dart in pick 59, a step better than break-even. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in slot 126 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at No. 164 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick240 Rnd7 Tyreak Sapp
Tyreak Sapp in Round 7, Pick 26 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.