Willyboys'S MOCK DRAFT

Niner 1

  • Willyboys DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers cashed the board's mistake on Stout: C+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Buccaneers were there to profit. Upton Stout, the No. 178 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 235. A mixed bag that lands at C+.

The cost of the Burch reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

So much rides on Josaiah Stewart that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Josaiah Stewart
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge, a steep price for the projection.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jordan Burch
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jordan Burch. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in slot 84 is fair value, right on his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kalel Mullings
They read the board right and Kalel Mullings was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 19. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick157 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
By-the-book stuff, Chase Lundt at pick 157 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick235 Rnd7 Upton Stout
Taking Upton Stout in the 235th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.