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dih'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 27, 2026

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  • dih DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Buccaneers bet big and early on Kamran James, 118 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They banked enough surplus on Stowers to cover a lot of smaller sins. It is not that Perkins Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Buccaneers had louder needs to answer first.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick46 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Good price on Caleb Banks in the 46th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick77 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick116 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Harold Perkins Jr. adds a linebacker and leaves quarterback, running back and other spots untouched.
Pick155 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in pick No. 155 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jeremiah Wright
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jeremiah Wright in No. 195, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick229 Rnd7 Kamran James
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kamran James well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.