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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUN 4, 2025

Bucs get David Replacment iN Lawson

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (TB)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (TB)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
Riley Williams Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (TB)
Riley Williams
TE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (BUF)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Riley Williams Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BUF)
Riley Williams
TE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (BUF)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAR)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE James Madison
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dawson Knox
TE
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
The Buccaneers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

The tape said wait; the Buccaneers did not. Patrick Payton went at pick 90, a good 85 picks before the board was ready. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

That Green pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Deontae Lawson
In pick 22 they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. More want than need.
Pick64 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at the 64th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick90 Rnd3 Patrick Payton
They talked themselves into Patrick Payton at slot 90, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick122 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
This one needs a full-page explanation: Davison Igbinosun in the 122nd overall pick, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick161 Rnd5 Bryce Foster
They liked Bryce Foster enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 5 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at pick No. 200 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jamari Lyons
Jamari Lyons in slot 235 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 Riley Williams
No drama and no debate, Riley Williams went about where he belonged in pick 245. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.