Alexokf'S MOCK DRAFT

Dream

  • Alexokf DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers robbed the room for Turner. Final grade: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Shemar Turner at the Round 4 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Reaching for Thornton Jr. left real value on the table behind him. They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 19th pick they get juice off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick53 Rnd2 Darien Porter
They reached into another round for Darien Porter, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Kevin Winston Jr. a notch or two before his time. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick121 Rnd4 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner in slot 121 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick157 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 157 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.