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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 16, 2025

Bucs trade up For Jermod MCCoy

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (TB)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (TB)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
James Smith Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
James Smith
DL Alabama
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (TB)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA- FutureC
Good, not great, for the Buccaneers: B.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Eric Gentry at slot 234, a reach of 113 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

That Lew pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In the 12th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 CJ Allen
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing CJ Allen in the Round 2 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick83 Rnd3 Connor Lew
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 83 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Vincent Anthony Jr.
Vincent Anthony Jr. at pick No. 120 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick159 Rnd5 Justin Joly
They let Justin Joly come to them and pounced at Round 5, Pick 19. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 James Smith
A wild overpay on James Smith in pick 200, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick234 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at the Round 7 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.