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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON SEP 4, 2025

Bucs trade for Winston reunion

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Washington State
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (BUF)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NYG)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jameis Winston
QB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesD FutureA+
The Buccaneers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Buccaneers took Eric Gentry a full 97 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The Boston pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick54 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
Denzel Boston at the Round 2 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
They let Michael Taaffe come to them and pounced at pick No. 86. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick161 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Patrick Payton. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick200 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in Round 6, Pick 24 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick235 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
A straight-up fair deal on Ethan O'Connor at No. 235, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.