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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 16, 2025

Bucs get younger on D

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (TB)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (TB)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Austin Romaine Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Austin Romaine
LB Kansas State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
London Humphreys Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
London Humphreys
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (BUF)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (BUF)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dawson Knox
TE
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Daniels should have been long gone. The Buccaneers pounced, and earned a B+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Buccaneers were there to profit. Jalon Daniels, the No. 164 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 200. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Spending an early pick on linebacker with offensive lineman, tight end and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

If Payton pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In pick 32 they get a ballhawk on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at No. 54 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick64 Rnd2 Tim Keenan III
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tim Keenan III. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick86 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
They liked Harold Perkins Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 3, Pick 22. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick122 Rnd4 Austin Romaine
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Austin Romaine adds a linebacker and leaves offensive lineman, tight end and other spots untouched.
Pick161 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
A reach for Patrick Payton in the 161st overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels at pick No. 200 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick235 Rnd7 London Humphreys
Nice patience on London Humphreys, who had no business lasting to the 235th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.