Bucs247'S MOCK DRAFT

2025 Bucs Draft

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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (TB)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (TB)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Ben Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Ben Yurosek
TE Georgia
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (TB)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Buccaneers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Ben Yurosek, 41 picks early at the Round 5 slot. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Carter. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick No. 15 they get a problem off the edge, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jalen Milroe
No drama and no debate, Jalen Milroe went about where he belonged in pick 46. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
Circle this one: Barrett Carter at Round 3, Pick 17 is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick117 Rnd4 Benjamin Morrison
A premium they did not need to pay, Benjamin Morrison a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ben Yurosek
Ben Yurosek at the 153rd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233 Rnd7 J.C. Davis
They did well to land J.C. Davis in No. 233, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.