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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 18, 2025

Bucs load up on Trenches and LB spots

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TB)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (TB)
Rasheem Biles
LB Pittsburgh
Troy Bowles Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (TB)
Troy Bowles
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TEN)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (NE)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Terrance Carter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TEN)
Terrance Carter Jr.
TE Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureC+
Good, not great, for the Buccaneers: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Troy Bowles at slot 233. The Buccaneers jumped the board by 121 and dared it to prove them wrong. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They banked enough surplus on McNeil-Warren to cover a lot of smaller sins. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 David Bailey
A reach for David Bailey in the Round 1 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick53 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at the 53rd overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick84 Rnd3 Max Klare
Max Klare is a better player than the 84th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They read the board right and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren was the payoff at pick No. 125. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick141 Rnd5 Blake Miller
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 1 with a little surplus value in Blake Miller. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick198 Rnd6 Rasheem Biles
Rasheem Biles at pick 198 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick233 Rnd7 Troy Bowles
Troy Bowles in slot 233 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.