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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 7, 2025

2026 Bucs 2,.0 mock draft

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Draft Selections
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (TB)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
James Williams
LB Florida State
Xavian Sorey Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Xavian Sorey Jr.
LB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DET)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB- TradesC FutureA
A solid, sensible weekend for the Buccaneers: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Buccaneers would have aced it. Xavian Sorey Jr. at the Round 7 slot is 67 spots clear of where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

That Mateer pick is the receipt they will wave around later. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 A.J. Harris
In the 22nd pick they get a press-man option on the boundary, though they paid up to get him.
Pick54 Rnd2 CJ Allen
They let CJ Allen come to them and pounced at No. 54. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick122 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
A big swing on Patrick Payton at the 122nd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick161 Rnd5 John Mateer
Taking John Mateer in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick200 Rnd6 James Williams
James Williams at pick No. 200 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick235 Rnd7 Xavian Sorey Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Xavian Sorey Jr. this early at pick 235. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.