« BACK TO LEADERBOARD
DREDD'S MOCK DRAFT
- HOME
- REGISTER/LOGIN
- MOCK DRAFT SIMULATOR
- GAME & FANTASY SIM
- FEATURES
- MADDEN RATINGS
- NFL SEASON PROJECTION
- NFL WEEK PREDICTIONS
- DRAFT WALL
- DRAFT ORDER
- MOST POPULAR PICKS '26
- MOST POPULAR PICKS '27
- DEPTH CHART CREATOR
- 2026 NFL TEAM PREVIEWS
- NFL TEAM'S DRAFT PICKS
- COLLEGES
- PROSPECTS BY CONFERENCE
- PLAY RATINGS
- MOCK DRAFTS
- DRAFT DO-OVER
- BUZZ BIG BOARD
BUCCZZZ
-
DREDD DRAFTING FOR THEBuccaneers
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Players traded away
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall
C
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB-
The Buccaneers lost the trade table, and the C tells the story. The Buccaneers spent real capital to be 108 picks early on Kaimon Rucker, and the board is going to hold them to it. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C.
That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.
They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.
Pick Analysis
Pick22
Rnd1
Wyatt Milum
In pick No. 22 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick46
Rnd2
Shavon Revel Jr.
Shavon Revel Jr. in pick 46 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick53
Rnd2
Josaiah Stewart
A reasonable price with a little left over, Josaiah Stewart in No. 53. It fills a real need, too.
Pick71
Rnd3
T.J. Sanders
No drama and no debate, T.J. Sanders went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 7. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick77
Rnd3
Kenneth Grant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kenneth Grant at slot 77 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick81
Rnd3
Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the 81st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick107
Rnd4
Ajani Cornelius
Nice patience on Ajani Cornelius, who had no business lasting to the Round 4 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117
Rnd4
Jihaad Campbell
A straight-up fair deal on Jihaad Campbell at Round 4, Pick 16, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick151
Rnd5
Jayden Higgins
Taking Jayden Higgins in the 151st overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick153
Rnd5
Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane at pick 153 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick154
Rnd5
Kyle Monangai
They jumped the gun on Kyle Monangai, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick159
Rnd5
Que Robinson
A wild overpay on Que Robinson in pick No. 159, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick169
Rnd5
Quincy Riley
A real head-scratcher, Quincy Riley in No. 169 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick170
Rnd5
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 170th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick172
Rnd5
Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in Round 5, Pick 34 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188
Rnd6
Jason Henderson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jason Henderson. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick218
Rnd7
Cody Simon
They talked themselves into Cody Simon at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick219
Rnd7
Dasan McCullough
Dasan McCullough at pick No. 219 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick220
Rnd7
Damien Martinez
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Damien Martinez. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick233
Rnd7
Kaimon Rucker
Kaimon Rucker at the 233rd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.























