stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT

Post Preseason game 2 mock draft

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (TB)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (TB)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (TB)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TB)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jo'Quavious Marks Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jo'Quavious Marks
RB USC
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers cashed the board's mistake on Leonard: B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Buccaneers watched Riley Leonard slide 46 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Stewart has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Tacario Davis
In No. 13 they get a lockdown presence outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Evan Stewart
A reach for Evan Stewart in the 45th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at slot 77 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They did well to land Smael Mondon Jr. in pick No. 109, just ahead of his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick141 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
You do not let a quarterback like Riley Leonard reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.