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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 21, 2025

Bucs stack up in 2026 for SB run

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (TB)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Suntarine Perkins Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Suntarine Perkins
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (TB)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Draft Picks Received
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DEN)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Draft Picks Traded
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Buccaneers: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Buccaneers spent the 122nd overall pick on Patrick Payton, a name most had 60 spots down the list. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Slaughter. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 A.J. Harris
In the 22nd pick they get an island corner, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 54 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Suntarine Perkins
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Suntarine Perkins in slot 86, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick122 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
A real head-scratcher, Patrick Payton in the 122nd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tristan Leigh
Tristan Leigh at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 Miller Moss
Taking Miller Moss in Round 6, Pick 24 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick254 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
Tony Grimes in No. 254 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.