stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 4, 2026

Bucs get their next LB

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
LB Notre Dame
Brice Pollock Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Brice Pollock
CB Texas Tech
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Raleek Brown Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Raleek Brown
RB Arizona State
John Curry Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
John Curry
LB Texas Tech
Khalil Barnes Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Khalil Barnes
S Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Landon Jackson
DE
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB+ FutureB-
The Buccaneers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Buccaneers put a flag in the ground for Raleek Brown, 27 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. No fireworks, but a solid B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes. Adding Landon Jackson by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. More want than need.
Pick46 Rnd2 Brice Pollock
The board had cheaper options than Brice Pollock at No. 46, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick77 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
By-the-book stuff, A'Mauri Washington at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick116 Rnd4 Raleek Brown
A real head-scratcher, Raleek Brown in the 116th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick153 Rnd5 John Curry
John Curry in pick No. 153 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick193 Rnd6 Khalil Barnes
Khalil Barnes at the 193rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.