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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 29, 2025

Bucs trade for T.J Watts

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (TB)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DL-EDGE Miami
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (TB)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Sam Leavitt Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Sam Leavitt
QB Arizona State
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Evan Tengesdahl Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (TB)
Evan Tengesdahl
OG Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Evan Tengesdahl Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Evan Tengesdahl
OG Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CIN)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
T.J. Watt
LB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
Leavitt should have been long gone. The Buccaneers pounced, and earned a B.

The board owed the Buccaneers one, and it paid up: Sam Leavitt, the No. 38 name on the board, sitting there at the 122nd pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

The Luckie pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In pick 22 they get a problem off the edge, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
Circle this one: Deontae Lawson at pick No. 54 is a fall that decides a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick86 Rnd3 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at No. 86 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick98 Rnd3 Tacario Davis
They paid sticker price for Tacario Davis in the 98th pick, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick122 Rnd4 Sam Leavitt
Sam Leavitt in the 122nd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Lawson Luckie
Lawson Luckie at Round 5, Pick 23 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick235 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
A tidy little value on Tony Grimes in the Round 7 slot, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Evan Tengesdahl
Evan Tengesdahl in slot 252 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.