stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (TB)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (BUF)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jordan Whitehead
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Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Buccaneers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

The Buccaneers put a flag in the ground for Oluwafemi Oladejo, 59 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. A weekend of give and take that grades a C.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. They banked enough surplus on Morrison to cover a lot of smaller sins.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In No. 30 they get a rangy last line of defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
A slide stopped in pick 53, with Benjamin Morrison worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo in slot 84 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell in the 121st pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick157 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
The board had cheaper options than Tommi Hill at the Round 5 slot, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick235 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
This one needs a full-page explanation: Roc Taylor in Round 7, Pick 19, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.