B-
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Wheatley should have been long gone. The Buccaneers pounced, and earned a B-.
by stestansfield ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
The rest of the league will want that one back. Zakee Wheatley tumbling to the Buccaneers in pick 116 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.
If Tucker pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 15 they get a press-man option on the boundary. A clean fit for the roster.
No drama and no debate, Jacob Rodriguez went about where he belonged in pick No. 46. A minor itch, scratched.
No edge and no loss on Max Klare in the 77th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Zakee Wheatley in Round 4, Pick 16 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Value said wait; Nadame Tucker in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Ar'maj Reed-Adams at the 195th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A reach for Aiden Fisher in slot 229; a little patience would have been rewarded. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.