TDBUCS 'S MOCK DRAFT
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TDBUCS 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 23, 2026

2026-06

  • TDBUCS DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (TB)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Miami
Ja'Keem Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (TB)
Ja'Keem Jackson
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Ja'Keem Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ja'Keem Jackson
CB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Buccaneers.

The Jordan Hall pick is the one that will follow the Buccaneers into the fall. They took him 51 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

Landing Stowers that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The Styles pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with running back and wide receiver still on the board. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
A slide stopped in the Round 1 slot, with Arvell Reese worth more than the price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick46 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Sonny Styles adds a linebacker and leaves running back and wide receiver untouched.
Pick77 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at slot 77 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick82 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in the 82nd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
A straight-up fair deal on Trinidad Chambliss at No. 116, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick153 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
A wild overpay on Patrick Payton in pick 153, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jordan Hall
They reached into another round for Jordan Hall, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
Ethan O'Connor at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick240 Rnd7 Ja'Keem Jackson
Ja'Keem Jackson in the 240th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.