Admiral Redbeard'S MOCK DRAFT
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Admiral Redbeard'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 6, 2026

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  • Admiral Redbeard DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (TB)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (TB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (TB)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (TB)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Draft Picks Received
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (IND)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (PIT)
Conner Weigman
QB Houston
Dijon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Dijon Johnson
CB Florida
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
McCoy should have been long gone. The Buccaneers pounced, and earned a B+.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jermod McCoy, the No. 9 name on the board, stolen at slot 195. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

It is not that Rodriguez is a bad player; it is that the Buccaneers had louder needs to answer first. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 David Bailey
In pick No. 21 they get a premier pass rusher, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They will replay Sonny Styles at Round 2, Pick 15 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick53 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Taking Olaivavega Ioane in the 53rd pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick77 Rnd3 Caleb Banks
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Caleb Banks in pick 77, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 4 slot on Jacob Rodriguez with wide receiver unsolved.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald at the 116th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cashius Howell
The board fumbled Cashius Howell all the way to No. 121, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jake Slaughter
Circle this one: Jake Slaughter at slot 153 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kenyon Sadiq
You do not let a tight end like Kenyon Sadiq reach No. 193 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jermod McCoy
Steal is underselling it; Jermod McCoy at pick 195 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick213 Rnd6 Lander Barton
They robbed the room for Lander Barton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Kaytron Allen
They barely believed it either: Kaytron Allen still on the board at the 216th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick229 Rnd7 Garrett Nussmeier
Garrett Nussmeier in the 229th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.