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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUN 8, 2025

Redraft-Campbell in Pewter

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Buccaneers.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Buccaneers took Elijah Roberts at slot 121, roughly 62 spots before his name belonged.

On value alone, Dotson makes the weekend a net positive. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Hit on Jihaad Campbell and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jihaad Campbell
In No. 19 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, though they paid up to get him. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
They jumped the gun on Maxwell Hairston, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick84 Rnd3 David Walker
Value said wait; David Walker in the 84th pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Elijah Roberts
They reached into another round for Elijah Roberts, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick157 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Steal is underselling it; Mello Dotson at pick No. 157 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
Roc Taylor in slot 235 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.