C+
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The jury is out on the Buccaneers. For now, C+.
by stestansfield ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 0 steals
· 6 reaches
The Buccaneers clearly saw something nobody else did in Jacob Parrish, taking him 39 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.
The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.
So much rides on Emeka Egbuka that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick-by-Pick
A premium they did not need to pay, Emeka Egbuka a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Carson Schwesinger at the 53rd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They reached a country mile for Jacob Parrish at No. 84, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A real head-scratcher, Sai'vion Jones in slot 121 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
They talked themselves into Elijah Roberts at pick No. 157, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A wild overpay on Hayden Conner in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.