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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 25, 2026

Bucs aqure Edmonds

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
CJ Donaldson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
CJ Donaldson
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
Nobody dealt better than the Buccaneers this weekend: B.

The Buccaneers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took CJ Donaldson at the 229th overall pick regardless, 73 picks early. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Ponds pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In pick 15 they get a ballhawk on the outside. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 LT Overton
LT Overton in slot 46 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick77 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in pick No. 77 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
This one needs a full-page explanation: Malachi Lawrence in Round 4, Pick 16, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis at No. 153 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick193 Rnd6 Keyshaun Elliott
A real head-scratcher, Keyshaun Elliott in the 193rd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick229 Rnd7 CJ Donaldson
Value said wait; CJ Donaldson in the 229th pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.