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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 5, 2025

2026 Bucs 1,.0 mock draft

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (TB)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (IND)
James Williams
LB Florida State
Isaiah Augustave Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
Isaiah Augustave
RB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
E.J. Speed
LB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Buccaneers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Patrick Payton at the 122nd pick, a reach of 60 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Hill Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In the 22nd overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick54 Rnd2 David Bailey
Value said wait; David Bailey in the 54th pick says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Keon Sabb
Good price on Keon Sabb in slot 86, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick122 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
A big swing on Patrick Payton at pick 122, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tristan Leigh
A real head-scratcher, Tristan Leigh in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.