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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 10, 2025

Bucs get Baker his next TE

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (TB)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (TB)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (TB)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (TB)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (TB)
Rasheem Biles
LB Pittsburgh
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (TB)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
James Williams Sr. Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (TB)
James Williams Sr.
LB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (IND)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (IND)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
The Buccaneers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Buccaneers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 245 on James Williams Sr. a full 31 spots early.

The Ponds steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In No. 31 they get a security blanket over the middle. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Connor Lew
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Connor Lew at slot 60 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick91 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
Antonio Williams in pick 91 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick128 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Rasheem Biles
Rasheem Biles at the 166th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick211 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci at the 211th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 James Williams Sr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take James Williams Sr. this early at the 245th overall pick. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.