TDBUCS'S MOCK DRAFT
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TDBUCS'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2025

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2025-06

  • TDBUCS DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (TB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (TB)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (TB)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TB)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (TB)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (TB)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (TB)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (TB)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (TB)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (TB)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (PIT)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAC)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA- FutureB-
The Buccaneers won the night they stopped Skattebo from sliding. Grade: B.

The board owed the Buccaneers one, and it paid up: Cam Skattebo, the No. 114 name on the board, sitting there at the 223rd overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Campbell pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and quarterback. The cost of the Conner reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the Round 1 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Jihaad Campbell while clear needs at edge rusher and quarterback sat open.
Pick83 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at No. 83 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick84 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Good price on Darien Porter in slot 84, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick87 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Malachi Moore adds a safety and leaves edge rusher and quarterback untouched.
Pick119 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Dylan Sampson in Round 4, Pick 18, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick123 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Circle this one: Mason Taylor at pick 123 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick126 Rnd4 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at pick No. 126 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick129 Rnd4 Kyren Lacy
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kyren Lacy at the 129th overall pick is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick156 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 156 is the definition of value, full stop. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick197 Rnd6 Ty Hamilton
They went early on Ty Hamilton in pick 197, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in the 206th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick223 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
You do not let a running back like Cam Skattebo reach Round 7, Pick 7 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jaeden Roberts
They barely believed it either: Jaeden Roberts still on the board at pick No. 229. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick235 Rnd7 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at the Round 7 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.