2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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2024'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 23, 2025

Steelers

  • 2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (TB)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Marquis Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Marquis Johnson
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Buccaneers.

The Buccaneers put a flag in the ground for Kalil Alexander, 28 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. However the rest shakes out, Johnson at that price is a win they earned. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Derrick Moore
In the 22nd pick they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Joshua Josephs
Joshua Josephs in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
No edge and no loss on D'Angelo Ponds in pick No. 86; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kalil Alexander
Kalil Alexander in Round 4, Pick 20 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Taylen Green
A tidy bit of business in slot 161, where Taylen Green graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick200 Rnd6 Brett Norfleet
Brett Norfleet in the 200th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick235 Rnd7 Marquis Johnson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Marquis Johnson in the 235th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.