TDBUCS'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (TB)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (TB)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (TB)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (TB)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 3, Pick 13: the Buccaneers steal Stowers and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Eli Stowers had no business being available in the Round 3 slot, and the Buccaneers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will need Altmyer to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Spending an early pick on linebacker with edge rusher open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 21 they get a green-dot type in the middle, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick46 Rnd2 Josiah Trotter
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher to take Josiah Trotter, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick77 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in pick 77 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick82 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone at the 82nd overall pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick91 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
Value with a capital V on Mike Washington Jr. in pick No. 91, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keylan Rutledge. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick126 Rnd4 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling is a better player than the 126th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick155 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
By-the-book stuff, Zxavian Harris at Round 5, Pick 15 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick161 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
They let Charles Demmings come to them and pounced at slot 161. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick195 Rnd6 Keyshaun Elliott
Value said wait; Keyshaun Elliott in Round 6, Pick 14 says they were not listening. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick196 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
A quiet steal in pick 196: Ephesians Prysock for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick220 Rnd7 Luke Altmyer
They left a pile of value on the table to take Luke Altmyer this early at the 220th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Zavion Thomas at No. 229 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.