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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 3, 2025

Bucs ready to move on from Dean

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (TB)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Troy Bowles Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Troy Bowles
LB Michigan
Cam Miller Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Cam Miller
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAR)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Samuel Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (LAR)
Samuel Omosigho
S Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureC+
The Buccaneers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Buccaneers took Tyreak Sapp at Round 4, Pick 24, roughly 95 spots before his name belonged.

The Miller value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with tight end the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad in the 22nd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick54 Rnd2 CJ Allen
CJ Allen at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick86 Rnd3 Oscar Delp
They went early on Oscar Delp in pick No. 86, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Tyreak Sapp
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tyreak Sapp in Round 4, Pick 24, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tony Grimes
A wild overpay on Tony Grimes in slot 161, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick200 Rnd6 Troy Bowles
Troy Bowles at pick 200 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick235 Rnd7 Cam Miller
Cam Miller at slot 235 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.