TDBUCS'S MOCK DRAFT
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TDBUCS'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 26, 2025

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Mock drafts from TDBUCS

2025-29

  • TDBUCS DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (TB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (TB)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (TB)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (TB)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (TB)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (TB)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
The Buccaneers let Nelson fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jack Nelson, the No. 130 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 167. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

It is not that Paul Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Buccaneers had louder needs to answer first. They are betting Ezeiruaku proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the Round 1 slot they get the heartbeat of the defense, and a steal at that.
Pick53 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They reached into another round for Donovan Ezeiruaku, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick79 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
A surprising call. With tight end and quarterback still to address, they spent pick 79 on Chris Paul Jr., a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick84 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at slot 84 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick89 Rnd3 Savion Williams
They went early on Savion Williams in the 89th pick, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick120 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
They paid a round early for Darius Alexander in Round 4, Pick 19, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick158 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 158 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at pick No. 167 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick207 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They will replay Ollie Gordon II at No. 207 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
A slide stopped in pick 237, with Cam Jackson worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.