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TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS TEAM NEEDS
Most recent team needs update:
December 4
Starter Need High (P1, P2)
Starter Need Medium (P3)
WR
OG
EDGE
Mid Round Fill High (P5)
RB
WRS
OT
TE
OLB
ILB
SFTY
CB
Depth Fill (P4)
DL3T
DL5T
CBN
Late Round Fill (P6)
QB
OC
NT
Minimal Need (P9)
BUCS PICKS/COMMENTS MOST RECENT MOCK
Results from Consensus Mock Draft:
2025 Mock Draft #14A
Most recent mock draft update:
12/5/24
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R1
18
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Tampa Bay
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Isaiah Bond
Texas
WR
Reach/Value:
5
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Height:
5'11"
Weight:
182
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The pick of Isaiah Bond here addresses the probable loss of WR Chris Godwin to free agency in 2025, and Mike Evans the following year. It's possible one (or both) could be retained with team-friendly deals that recognize their "advanced" ages, but the GM Jason Licht needs to begin the WR replacement search sooner rather than later. The team drafted Jalen McMillan in RD3 of 2024, but the rookie has failed to gain any traction despite being thrust into a starting role due to Godwin's injury. McMillan has caught just 13 balls in 27 targets, appearing in 8 games. Star NFL WRs usually show hints of greatness as rookies, but we haven't seen such clues from McMillan.
Still, the Bucs' offense has been well-oiled in the 2024 season. The offense ranks 6th at 375.6 total yards per game. And it's a well-balanced offense. The passing game ranks 6th with 239 ypg, while the team ranks 8th running the ball at 137 ypg.
The defense could easily be targeted early on in the 2025 Draft. They're giving up 375.4 yards per game, and it's the passing defense thats not holding up - allowing 258.3 pypg, which ranks 30th in the NFL. For so many years, Licht exceled at uncovering unheralded gems for the secondary, but the unit is struggling heavily this year. A stud safety such as Malaki Starks will lift the Bucs secondary.
Still, the Bucs' offense has been well-oiled in the 2024 season. The offense ranks 6th at 375.6 total yards per game. And it's a well-balanced offense. The passing game ranks 6th with 239 ypg, while the team ranks 8th running the ball at 137 ypg.
The defense could easily be targeted early on in the 2025 Draft. They're giving up 375.4 yards per game, and it's the passing defense thats not holding up - allowing 258.3 pypg, which ranks 30th in the NFL. For so many years, Licht exceled at uncovering unheralded gems for the secondary, but the unit is struggling heavily this year. A stud safety such as Malaki Starks will lift the Bucs secondary.
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R2
50
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Tampa Bay
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Dani Dennis-Sutton
Penn State
EDGE
Reach/Value:
-2
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Height:
6'4"
Weight:
261
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R3
82
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Tampa Bay
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Donovan Jackson
Ohio State
OG
Reach/Value:
-4
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Height:
6'4"
Weight:
300
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R4
119
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Tampa Bay
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Jack Nelson
Wisconsin
OT
Reach/Value:
7
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Height:
6'6"
Weight:
310
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R5
155
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Tampa Bay
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Gunnar Helm
Texas
TE
Reach/Value:
19
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Height:
6'5"
Weight:
250
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R7
235
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Tampa Bay
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Darien Porter
Iowa State
CB
Reach/Value:
27
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Height:
6'4"
Weight:
200
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BUCS HISTORICAL DRAFT PICKS
Reach/Value (R/V) Explained
The difference between where a player is selected in the NFL draft versus where the player was listed on the final Drafttek Big Board for the season in question.Example: A player who was listed at #50 on the Big Board and was selected at #35 will be a "Reach" of -15. Alternately, a player listed at #35 on the Big Board who was selected at #50 is a +15 "Value".
Simply put: a positive number is a Value pick, a negative number is a Reach.
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2024 | 1 | 26 | Graham Barton | Duke | OC | Reach | -4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 57 | Chris Braswell | Alabama | EDGE | Value | +0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 89 | Tykee Smith | Georgia | S | Reach | -33 |
| 2024 | 3 | 92 | Jalen McMillan | Washington | WR | Value | +13 |
| 2024 | 4 | 125 | Bucky Irving | Oregon | RB | Reach | -9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 220 | Elijah Klein | UTEP | OG | Reach | -123 |
| 2024 | 7 | 246 | Devin Culp | Washington | TE | Reach | -26 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2023 | 1 | 19 | Calijah Kancey | Pitt | DL5T | Reach | -16 |
| 2023 | 2 | 48 | Cody Mauch | North Dakota State | OG | Reach | -14 |
| 2023 | 3 | 82 | Yaya Diaby | Louisville | EDGE | Reach | -5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 153 | SirVocea Dennis | Pitt | ILB | Reach | -56 |
| 2023 | 5 | 171 | Payne Durham | Purdue | TE | Reach | -39 |
| 2023 | 6 | 181 | Josh Hayes | Kansas State | S | Reach | -135 |
| 2023 | 6 | 191 | Trey Palmer | Nebraska | WR | Value | +82 |
| 2023 | 6 | 196 | Jose Ramirez | Eastern Michigan | EDGE | Value | +14 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2022 | 2 | 33 | Logan Hall | Houston | DL5T | Reach | -11 |
| 2022 | 2 | 57 | Luke Goedeke | Central Michigan | OG | Reach | -30 |
| 2022 | 3 | 91 | Rachaad White | Arizona State | RB | Reach | -12 |
| 2022 | 4 | 106 | Cade Otton | Washington | TE | Value | +39 |
| 2022 | 4 | 133 | Jake Camarda | Georgia | P | Reach | -110 |
| 2022 | 5 | 157 | Zyon McCollum | Sam Houston State | CB | Value | +57 |
| 2022 | 6 | 218 | Ko Kieft | Minnesota | TE | Reach | -135 |
| 2022 | 7 | 248 | Andre Anthony | LSU | EDGE | Reach | -118 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2021 | 1 | 32 | Joe Tryon | Washington | EDGE | Reach | -33 |
| 2021 | 2 | 64 | Kyle Trask | Florida | QB | Reach | -15 |
| 2021 | 3 | 95 | Robert Hainsey | Notre Dame | OT | Reach | -66 |
| 2021 | 4 | 129 | Jaelon Darden | North Texas | WRS | Value | +4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 176 | K.J. Britt | Auburn | ILB | Value | +19 |
| 2021 | 7 | 251 | Chris Wilcox | BYU | CB | Reach | -2 |
| 2021 | 7 | 259 | Grant Stuard | Houston | OLB | Value | +12 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2020 | 1 | 13 | Tristan Wirfs | Iowa | OT | Value | +6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 45 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | Minnesota | S | Value | +13 |
| 2020 | 3 | 76 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | Vanderbilt | RB | Reach | -64 |
| 2020 | 5 | 161 | Tyler Johnson | Minnesota | WR | Value | +88 |
| 2020 | 6 | 194 | Khalil Davis | Nebraska | DL3T | Value | +47 |
| 2020 | 7 | 241 | Chapelle Russell | Temple | LB | Value | +71 |
| 2020 | 7 | 245 | Raymond Calais | UL Lafayette | RBC | Reach | -1 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | Devin White | LSU | ILB | Value | +0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 39 | Sean Bunting | Central Michigan | CB | Reach | -46 |
| 2019 | 3 | 94 | Jamel Dean | Auburn | CB | Reach | -3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 99 | Mike Edwards | Kentucky | S | Reach | -73 |
| 2019 | 4 | 107 | Anthony Nelson | Iowa | EDGE | Reach | -20 |
| 2019 | 5 | 145 | Matt Gay | Utah | PK | Reach | -76 |
| 2019 | 6 | 208 | Scott Miller | Bowling Green | WRS | Reach | -86 |
| 2019 | 7 | 215 | Terry Beckner Jr. | Missouri | DL3T | Value | +75 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2018 | 1 | 12 | Vita Vea | Washington | DL1T | Reach | -8 |
| 2018 | 2 | 38 | Ronald Jones II | USC | RB | Value | +2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 53 | M.J. Stewart | North Carolina | CB | Reach | -17 |
| 2018 | 2 | 63 | Carlton Davis | Auburn | CB | Value | +16 |
| 2018 | 3 | 94 | Alex Cappa | Humboldt St | OT | Reach | -60 |
| 2018 | 4 | 117 | Jordan Whitehead | Pittsburgh | S | Reach | -60 |
| 2018 | 5 | 144 | Justin Watson | Penn | WR | Reach | -102 |
| 2018 | 6 | 202 | Jack Cichy | Wisconsin | ILB | Value | +6 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2017 | 1 | 19 | O.J. Howard | Alabama | TE | Value | +11 |
| 2017 | 2 | 50 | Justin Evans | Texas A&M | S | Reach | -50 |
| 2017 | 3 | 84 | Chris Godwin | Penn St | WRF | Value | +3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 107 | Kendell Beckwith | LSU | ILB | Reach | -24 |
| 2017 | 5 | 162 | Jeremy McNichols | Boise State | RB | Reach | -8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 223 | Stevie Tu'ikolovatu | USC | DT | Value | +28 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2016 | 1 | 11 | Vernon Hargreaves III | Florida | CB | Value | +5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 39 | Noah Spence | Ea. Kentucky | EDGE | Value | +16 |
| 2016 | 2 | 59 | Robert Aguayo | FSU | PK | Reach | -60 |
| 2016 | 4 | 108 | Ryan Smith | NC Central | CB | Reach | -68 |
| 2016 | 5 | 148 | Caleb Benenoch | UCLA | OT | Reach | -87 |
| 2016 | 6 | 183 | Devante Boyd | Oklahoma | OLB | Reach | -260 |
| 2016 | 6 | 197 | Dan Vitale | Northwestern | FB | Reach | -73 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | Jameis Winston | Florida St | QB | Value | +0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 34 | Donovan Smith | Penn St | OT | Reach | -29 |
| 2015 | 2 | 61 | Ali Marpet | Hobart | OG | Reach | -11 |
| 2015 | 4 | 124 | Kwon Alexander | LSU | OLB | Value | +30 |
| 2015 | 5 | 162 | Kenny Bell | Nebraska | WR | Value | +50 |
| 2015 | 6 | 184 | Kaelin Clay | Utah | WR | Reach | -265 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2014 | 1 | 7 | Mike Evans | Texas A&M | WR | Reach | -1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 38 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | Washington | TE | Reach | -21 |
| 2014 | 3 | 69 | Charles Sims | WVU | RB | Reach | -46 |
| 2014 | 5 | 143 | Kadeem Edwards | Tennessee State | OG | Reach | -51 |
| 2014 | 5 | 149 | Kevin Pamphile | Purdue | OT | Reach | -75 |
| 2014 | 6 | 185 | Robert Herron | Wyoming | WRS | Value | +36 |