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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUN 5, 2025

Bucs trade away Trey Palmer and gain Holcomb

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Samson Okunlola Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (TB)
Samson Okunlola
OT Miami
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Duce Chestnut Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Duce Chestnut
S Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
Samson Okunlola Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (LAR)
Samson Okunlola
OT Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAR)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (DET)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
Head Shot
Cole Holcomb
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Trey Palmer
WR
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureB
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Buccaneers.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Buccaneers took Samson Okunlola a full 134 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

Landing Boston that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

If A.J. Harris and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 A.J. Harris
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on A.J. Harris. It fills a real need, too.
Pick54 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
They barely believed it either: Denzel Boston still on the board at No. 54. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick86 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
A reasonable price with a little left over, Sonny Styles in the 86th overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick122 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
A tidy bit of business in slot 122, where Oscar Delp graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick198 Rnd6 Samson Okunlola
They reached a country mile for Samson Okunlola at the 198th pick, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kamran James
Kamran James at pick 200 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Duce Chestnut
This one needs a full-page explanation: Duce Chestnut in the Round 7 slot, miles early. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.