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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON SEP 19, 2025

Bucs trade for Jalen Phillips

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (TB)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (TB)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Jackson Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Jackson Arnold
QB Auburn
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LV)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (MIA)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaelan Phillips
LB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA FutureB+
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Buccaneers a B+.

Nobody had Eric Gentry this high, and it is not close. The Buccaneers reached 85 spots to get him at the 235th pick. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

However the rest shakes out, Davis at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The Jaelan Phillips pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Jordyn Tyson
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick No. 39 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick54 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caleb Banks at the 54th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
A straight-up fair deal on Sonny Styles at the 86th pick, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick135 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
Chandler Rivers in Round 4, Pick 33 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tacario Davis
Steal is underselling it; Tacario Davis at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jackson Arnold
Jackson Arnold in slot 200 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
A wild overpay on Eric Gentry in pick No. 235, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.