silverpaper'S MOCK DRAFT
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2026-Jan08

  • silverpaper DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Buccaneers took Max Klare at No. 46, roughly 19 spots before his name belonged.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. On value alone, Robinson makes the weekend a net positive.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a green-dot type in the middle. Need was not the driver here.
Pick46 Rnd2 Max Klare
Max Klare at Round 2, Pick 14 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Emmett Johnson
They liked Emmett Johnson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 77th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick116 Rnd4 C.J. Fite
C.J. Fite slipping to pick No. 116 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick153 Rnd5 Iapani Laloulu
A conviction pick on Iapani Laloulu at slot 153 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick195 Rnd6 Duce Robinson
A quiet steal in pick 195: Duce Robinson for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick229 Rnd7 Drayk Bowen
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Drayk Bowen. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.