Willyboys'S MOCK DRAFT

Niner 5

  • Willyboys DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Buccaneers a B-.

The JT Tuimoloau pick is the one that will follow the Buccaneers into the fall. They took him 30 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

That Leonard pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
The board had Kaleb Johnson higher than the 53rd overall pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick84 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott in Round 3, Pick 20 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick121 Rnd4 Riley Leonard
Riley Leonard at pick 121 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
A conviction pick on Jack Nelson at the 157th pick that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick235 Rnd7 Shemar James
They let Shemar James come to them and pounced at slot 235. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.