kylebrandt46'S MOCK DRAFT
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kylebrandt46'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUN 7, 2025

2026 nfl draft

  • kylebrandt46 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Nico Iamaleava Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (TB)
Nico Iamaleava
QB UCLA
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Cameron Calhoun Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Cameron Calhoun
CB Utah
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Jeremiah Cobb Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Jeremiah Cobb
RB Auburn
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Iamaleava is the Buccaneers' new face under center. Grade: B-.

The Buccaneers spent the pick that matters most on Nico Iamaleava, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Nico Iamaleava
In slot 22 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Joe Royer
Joe Royer in pick 54 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick86 Rnd3 R Mason Thomas
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on R Mason Thomas. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jyaire Hill
Jyaire Hill at the 122nd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Cameron Calhoun
Cameron Calhoun at the 161st pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick200 Rnd6 Fernando Carmona
No drama and no debate, Fernando Carmona went about where he belonged in pick No. 200. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jeremiah Cobb
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Cobb in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.