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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUN 23, 2025

TB double down on CBs

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (TB)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (TB)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (TB)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (TB)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (TB)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (TB)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (SF)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (SF)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (BAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Smith Snowden Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (BUF)
Smith Snowden
CB Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureC
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Buccaneers a B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Buccaneers took Patrick Payton a full 54 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Boston. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a green-dot type in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick31 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In pick No. 31 they get a potential shutdown corner, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick54 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
The board fumbled Denzel Boston all the way to pick 54, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
Chandler Rivers at Round 3, Pick 22 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick122 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
They reached into another round for Patrick Payton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Lawson Luckie
Lawson Luckie in slot 167 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Peyton Bowen
They read the board right and Peyton Bowen was the payoff at the 200th overall pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.