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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 31, 2025

Bucs double down AT CB AGAIN! LOAD UP AT LB

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (TB)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (TB)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (TB)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (TB)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (TB)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (TB)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Buccaneers.

Some picks age like wine; Kamran James at the Round 7 slot will need to, sitting 89 spots clear of his grade. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Hood at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 A.J. Harris
In the 28th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 CJ Allen
They read the board right and CJ Allen was the payoff at the 59th pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick92 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Michael Taaffe in slot 92, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick127 Rnd4 Colton Hood
Colton Hood at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis at Round 5, Pick 28 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick208 Rnd6 Taylen Green
A quarterback of that caliber at pick No. 208 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243 Rnd7 Kamran James
Kamran James at slot 243 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.