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stestansfield'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 18, 2026

Bucs reload Baker protection

  • stestansfield DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (TB)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (TB)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Wesley Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Wesley Williams
DE-EDGE Duke
Draft Picks Received
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DAL)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
The Buccaneers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Marvin Jones Jr. at the Round 6 slot is 142 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

That Jones pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a ballhawk on the outside. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
By-the-book stuff, Lee Hunter at pick 46 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick77 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at the 77th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Logan Jones
They barely believed it either: Logan Jones still on the board at the 116th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick152 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
A tidy little value on Beau Stephens in pick No. 152, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick155 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
They paid sticker price for Bryce Boettcher in slot 155, and that is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick195 Rnd6 Marvin Jones Jr.
Marvin Jones Jr. in pick No. 195 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 Wesley Williams
Wesley Williams in the 229th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.