B+
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Buccaneers let Cameron fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.
by stestansfield ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 6 steals
· 0 reaches
This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Josh Cameron, the No. 185 name on the board, stolen at the 229th overall pick. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.
They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. Jonathon Cooper gives the group a proven body among the projects.
They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
CJ Allen is a better player than the 46th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Lee Hunter at the Round 2 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Jake Slaughter at pick No. 77 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A slide stopped in No. 116, with Malik Muhammad worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A quiet steal in Round 5, Pick 15: Kaytron Allen for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
No drama and no debate, Pat Coogan went about where he belonged in pick 195. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Somehow Josh Cameron was still sitting there in slot 229, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.