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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 14, 2025

2026 Bucs 8.0 mock draft

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (TB)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (TB)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (LAC)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tarheeb Still
CB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureA
The Buccaneers kept it disciplined and banked a B+.

The Eric Gentry pick is the one that will follow the Buccaneers into the fall. They took him 135 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

However the rest shakes out, Taaffe at that price is a win they earned. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Tarheeb Still deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick No. 22 they get a featured back at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick86 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Taking Michael Taaffe in slot 86 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick122 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
They reached a country mile for Patrick Payton at pick 122, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick161 Rnd5 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in the 161st overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick200 Rnd6 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona in Round 6, Pick 24 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jalon Daniels
The board fumbled Jalon Daniels all the way to the 201st pick, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jack Velling
They let Jack Velling come to them and pounced at pick No. 235. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.