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MR. LICHT'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 20, 2025

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  • MR. LICHT DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (TB)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (TB)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (TB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TB)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (TB)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (TB)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (TB)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (TB)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (TB)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (TB)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (TB)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (TB)
Rasheem Biles
LB Pittsburgh
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TB)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (TB)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (TB)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (TB)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (TB)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (TB)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (TB)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (TB)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Draft Picks Received
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DEN)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (HOU)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (DEN)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (HOU)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Rasheem Biles
LB Pittsburgh
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LV)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LV)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NYJ)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (DEN)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAC)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Brendan Sorsby Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (SEA)
Brendan Sorsby
QB Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Nik Bonitto
LB
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Coby Bryant
CB
Head Shot
Leki Fotu
DT
Head Shot
Ernest Jones
LB
Head Shot
Tristin McCollum
S
Head Shot
Dayo Odeyingbo
DE
Head Shot
Tyler Smith
OT
Head Shot
Tarheeb Still
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Anthony Nelson
LB
Head Shot
Ben Bredeson
OG
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Charlie Heck
OT
Head Shot
Chris Godwin
WR
Head Shot
Greg Gaines
DT
Head Shot
Haason Reddick
LB
Head Shot
Jamel Dean
CB
Head Shot
Kaevon Merriweather
S
Head Shot
Logan Hall
DE
Head Shot
Luke Haggard
OT
Head Shot
Rachaad White
RB
Head Shot
SirVocea Dennis
LB
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueC NeedB- TradesA FutureB-
The Buccaneers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Mitchell Melton at No. 233 is 160 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Landing Wheatley that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The McNeil-Warren pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with running back still on the board. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
In pick 32 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in pick No. 39 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They paid sticker price for Sonny Styles in slot 44, and that is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick53 Rnd2 Nyck Harbor
No drama and no debate, Nyck Harbor went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 21. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick66 Rnd3 Zion Young
Zion Young at the 66th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Austin Siereveld
Austin Siereveld at the 75th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Joe Royer
A clean, defensible pick in the 86th pick with a little surplus value in Joe Royer. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick96 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Omar Cooper Jr.. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick107 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Circle this one: Zakee Wheatley at No. 107 is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick113 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Emmanuel McNeil-Warren while clear needs at running back sat open.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
A surprising call. With running back still to address, they spent slot 116 on Jaishawn Barham, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick129 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
A quiet steal in pick No. 129: Chris Johnson for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick135 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at Round 4, Pick 35 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
They reached into another round for Kyle Louis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick155 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
A big swing on Aaron Graves at slot 155, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick161 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zane Durant well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd5 Rasheem Biles
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Rasheem Biles. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick184 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at the 184th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick198 Rnd6 Josh Moten
Josh Moten in Round 6, Pick 20 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick205 Rnd6 Taylen Green
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 205, where Taylen Green graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick210 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen in pick 210 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
They left a pile of value on the table to take Pat Coogan this early at the 220th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Mitchell Melton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Mitchell Melton in the Round 7 slot, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jamari Lyons
Jamari Lyons at pick 240 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick253 Rnd7 PJ Williams
A real head-scratcher, PJ Williams in No. 253 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.