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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUN 24, 2025

Greg Newsome and Emerson to Bucs

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (TB)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DL-EDGE Miami
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Michael Harris Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Michael Harris
LB Maryland
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (TB)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CIN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CIN)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (CLE)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CLE)
Austin Siereveld
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Martin Emerson Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Greg Newsome II
CB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureC
The Buccaneers worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Buccaneers took Michael Harris a full 83 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

However the rest shakes out, Moore at that price is a win they earned. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In slot 22 they get a bendy edge with upside, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at pick No. 57 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick86 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 86th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick122 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Value with a capital V on Tacario Davis in the 122nd pick, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Michael Harris
They reached into another round for Michael Harris, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dante Moore
Dante Moore at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.