coloraleigh'S MOCK DRAFT
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coloraleigh'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 20, 2025

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Final Mock 4/20

  • coloraleigh DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Buccaneers, and a C+ to match.

The Jack Kiser selection is the head-turner. The Buccaneers reached 27 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

The Bassa pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. On value alone, Huzzie makes the weekend a net positive.

On the needs board they went 2 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Hit on Nick Emmanwori and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick 19 they get a centerfielder for the defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at the 53rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick84 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
They left a pile of value on the table to take Xavier Restrepo this early at the Round 3 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
A curious use of Round 4, Pick 19. Interior defensive lineman, offensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; a linebacker in Jeffrey Bassa did not.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
They talked themselves into Jack Kiser at No. 157, and the board did not agree. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick235 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
A quiet steal in the 235th pick: Alijah Huzzie for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.