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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 4, 2025

Bucs trade down and stock up on picks

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (TB)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Draft Picks Received
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (SF)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TEN)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
A'Marion Peterson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TEN)
A'Marion Peterson
RB UTSA
Jalen Hale Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jalen Hale
WR Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Trey Palmer
WR
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Buccaneers lost the trade table, and the C tells the story.

The Buccaneers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Patrick Payton at Round 4, Pick 20 regardless, 60 picks early. It nets out a thoroughly average C.

On value alone, Lawson makes the weekend a net positive. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick54 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
They barely believed it either: Deontae Lawson still on the board at slot 54. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick86 Rnd3 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at No. 86 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at the Round 4 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette at the 128th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick161 Rnd5 Desmond Reid
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 161 with a little surplus value in Desmond Reid. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tony Grimes
Tony Grimes at Round 6, Pick 28 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.