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MJones501'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 27, 2026

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  • MJones501 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (TB)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (ATL)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Buccaneers and Stockton: B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Gunner Stockton, the No. 206 name on the board, stolen at Round 7, Pick 15. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Alexander pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Styles pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman, tight end and other spots.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese in slot 15 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick46 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 2, Pick 14 on Sonny Styles with interior defensive lineman, tight end and other spots unsolved.
Pick77 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, tight end and other spots to take Josiah Trotter, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick116 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
Bishop Fitzgerald at the Round 4 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick153 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Domani Jackson in pick 153. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick195 Rnd6 Kalil Alexander
Kalil Alexander at the 195th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman in pick No. 229 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Gunner Stockton
Gunner Stockton at No. 231 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.