PiliNui'S MOCK DRAFT
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PiliNui'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 24, 2025

My Draft Opinion

  • PiliNui DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Buccaneers: B-.

The Buccaneers torched the value chart for David Walker, taking him 27 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with tight end solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
No edge and no loss on James Pearce Jr. in pick No. 19; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick53 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau in slot 53 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 David Walker
A swing that ignored the value entirely, David Walker well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley at the Round 4 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick157 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 19 with a little surplus value in Mitchell Evans. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.