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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUL 12, 2025

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  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (TB)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DL-EDGE Miami
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
TJ Metcalf Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
TJ Metcalf
S Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (GB)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC FutureA
The Buccaneers let Lawson fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Deontae Lawson got past him. The Buccaneers do not have to explain a thing at slot 54. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
Circle this one: Deontae Lawson at slot 54 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick122 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
The board had Daylen Everette higher than Round 4, Pick 20, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick161 Rnd5 John Mateer
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, John Mateer in pick No. 161, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick200 Rnd6 J.Michael Sturdivant
By-the-book stuff, J.Michael Sturdivant at No. 200 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick235 Rnd7 TJ Metcalf
TJ Metcalf in the 235th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.