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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON SEP 18, 2025

Licht reload at the trenches after losing Calijah Kancey and Cody Mauch to season ending injury

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (TB)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (TB)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (BUF)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (BUF)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cam Lewis
CB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Buccaneers: B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Buccaneers spent the 122nd overall pick on Patrick Payton, a name most had 80 spots down the list.

The Slaughter value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
The board had Jordyn Tyson higher than slot 32, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Circle this one: Jake Slaughter at the 54th pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick86 Rnd3 Whit Weeks
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Whit Weeks graded well above the range. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick96 Rnd3 Caleb Tiernan
A straight-up fair deal on Caleb Tiernan at No. 96, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick122 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in Round 4, Pick 20 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick161 Rnd5 John Mateer
A slide stopped in pick No. 161, with John Mateer worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Tony Grimes
Value said wait; Tony Grimes in No. 200 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Lawson Luckie
Lawson Luckie in the Round 7 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.