alexokf'S MOCK DRAFT
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alexokf'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

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  • alexokf DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Robert Henry Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Robert Henry Jr.
RB UTSA
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Buccaneers.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Buccaneers spent the Round 6 slot on Logan Fano, a name most had 62 spots down the list. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

That Trotter pick is the receipt they will wave around later. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In pick No. 15 they get a disruptor off the edge, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Gabe Jacas. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
Josiah Trotter in Round 3, Pick 13 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries in the 116th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick155 Rnd5 Malik Benson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malik Benson at pick 155 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick195 Rnd6 Logan Fano
Logan Fano at slot 195 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick229 Rnd7 Robert Henry Jr.
Robert Henry Jr. at No. 229 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.