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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 27, 2025

Bucs move on from Dean and draft MCCOY

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (TB)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (BUF)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dane Jackson
CB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureA
Good, not great, for the Buccaneers: B+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Buccaneers took Eric Gentry a full 62 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

That Mateer pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Dane Jackson gives the group a proven body among the projects. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In pick 22 they get an island corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick86 Rnd3 Whit Weeks
Whit Weeks slid further than he should have, and the 86th overall pick is lovely value for the linebacker. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick122 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
A big swing on Patrick Payton at Round 4, Pick 20, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 John Mateer
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, John Mateer in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 J.C. Davis
Value said wait; J.C. Davis in No. 200 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick235 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They talked themselves into Eric Gentry at pick No. 235, and the board did not agree. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.