Buccaneers draft picks tracker: Every selection, live grades

1. Las Vegas Raiders – Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana

2. New York Jets – David Bailey, OLB/DE, Texas Tech

3. Arizona Cardinals – Arvell Reese, LB/DE, Ohio State

4. Tennessee Titans – Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State

5. New York Giants – Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

6. Cleveland Browns – Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State

7. Washington Commanders – Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State

8. New Orleans Saints – Makai Lemon, WR, USC

9. Kansas City Chiefs – Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU

10. Cincinnati Bengals – Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee

11. Miami Dolphins – Francis Mauigoa, OT/G, Miami (Fla.)

12. Dallas Cowboys – Rueben Bain Jr., DE, Miami (Fla.)

13. Los Angeles Rams (from Atlanta Falcons) – Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia

14. Baltimore Ravens – Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon

15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Keldric Faulk, DE, Auburn

16. New York Jets (from Indianapolis Colts) – Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana

17. Detroit Lions – Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama

18. Minnesota Vikings – Dillon Thieneman, S, Oregon

19. Carolina Panthers – Spencer Fano, OT, Utah

20. Dallas Cowboys (from Green Bay Packers) – Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson

21. Pittsburgh Steelers – Olaivavega Ioane, G, Penn State

22. Los Angeles Chargers – Akheem Mesidor, DE, Miami (Fla.)

23. Philadelphia Eagles – Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State

24. Cleveland Browns (from Jacksonville Jaguars) – Blake Miller, OT, Clemson

25. Chicago Bears – T.J. Parker, DE, Clemson

26. Buffalo Bills – Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State

27. San Francisco 49ers – KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M

28. Houston Texans – Keylan Rutledge, G, Georgia Tech

29. Kansas City Chiefs (from Rams) – Malachi Lawrence, DE, UCF

30. Miami Dolphins (from Denver Broncos) – Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State

31. New England Patriots – Zion Young, DE/OLB, Missouri

32. Seattle Seahawks – Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee

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1. Las Vegas Raiders – Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana

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1. Las Vegas Raiders – Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana

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2. New York Jets – David Bailey, OLB/DE, Texas Tech

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3. Arizona Cardinals – Arvell Reese, LB/DE, Ohio State

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4. Tennessee Titans – Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State

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5. New York Giants – Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

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6. Cleveland Browns – Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State

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7. Washington Commanders – Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State

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8. New Orleans Saints – Makai Lemon, WR, USC

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9. Kansas City Chiefs – Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU

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10. Cincinnati Bengals – Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee

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11. Miami Dolphins – Francis Mauigoa, OT/G, Miami (Fla.)

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12. Dallas Cowboys – Rueben Bain Jr., DE, Miami (Fla.)

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13. Los Angeles Rams (from Atlanta Falcons) – Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia

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14. Baltimore Ravens – Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon

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15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Keldric Faulk, DE, Auburn

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16. New York Jets (from Indianapolis Colts) – Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana

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17. Detroit Lions – Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama

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18. Minnesota Vikings – Dillon Thieneman, S, Oregon

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19. Carolina Panthers – Spencer Fano, OT, Utah

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20. Dallas Cowboys (from Green Bay Packers) – Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson

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21. Pittsburgh Steelers – Olaivavega Ioane, G, Penn State

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22. Los Angeles Chargers – Akheem Mesidor, DE, Miami (Fla.)

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23. Philadelphia Eagles – Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State

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24. Cleveland Browns (from Jacksonville Jaguars) – Blake Miller, OT, Clemson

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25. Chicago Bears – T.J. Parker, DE, Clemson

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26. Buffalo Bills – Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State

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27. San Francisco 49ers – KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M

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28. Houston Texans – Keylan Rutledge, G, Georgia Tech

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29. Kansas City Chiefs (from Rams) – Malachi Lawrence, DE, UCF

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30. Miami Dolphins (from Denver Broncos) – Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State

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31. New England Patriots – Zion Young, DE/OLB, Missouri

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32. Seattle Seahawks – Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee

Buccaneers 2026 NFL Draft picks

The Bucs have seven picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, all of them their own. Here's the complete list:

• Round 1, Pick 15
• Round 2, Pick 46
• Round 3, Pick 77
• Round 4, Pick 116
• Round 5, Pick 155
• Round 6, Pick 195
• Round 7, Pick 229

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Buccaneers NFL draft grades

This section will be updated after the Buccaneers make their first selection.

Buccaneers 2026 NFL Draft needs

Edge rusher

Tampa Bay ranked in the bottom half of the NFL in team sacks in 2025, and no individual player had more than seven sacks. Outside of Yaya Diaby, who had seven sacks and is entering the final year of his contract, no other Buccaneers defender had even five sacks last year.

The Bucs signed edge rusher Al-Quadin Muhammad in free agency, but he's only on a one-year deal. Tampa Bay really needs a young pass-rusher to both enhance the unit's ability to defend the pass and give the team insurance for Diaby and Muhammad's potential departures next offseason.

Cornerback

The Buccaneers lost 14-game starter Jamel Dean to Pittsburgh in free agency, and his projected replacement, Benjamin Morrison, struggled in 10 games (three starts) as a rookie in 2025. With an upgraded pass-rush and a starting-caliber cornerback to replace Dean on the outside, Tampa Bay's pass defense could take a needed step forward in 2026.

Wide receiver

Mike Evans' departure looms the largest over the Buccaneers' 2026 roster. Sure, Tampa Bay still has veteran Chris Godwin to pair with young wideouts Emeka Egbuka and Jalen McMillan to create a solid starting trio. But all three have concerns: Godwin did not appear fully recovered from his dislocated ankle he suffered in 2024, Egbuka's production plummeted after a strong initial showing as a rookie as he struggled with drops and McMillan missed almost all of the 2025 season with a broken bone in his neck.

Evans leaves behind massive shoes to fill after he was the consistent, No. 1, big-bodied receiver that was the motor for the Buccaneers' offense across three different eras of quarterbacks. It's a tall ask for any young receiver to "replace" Evans in the offense, but adding another wideout that can be a true X-receiver and play some bully ball would benefit quarterback Baker Mayfield and the Bucs' passing attack.

Buccaneers 2026 NFL mock draft

Here's what the Buccaneers could do come draft night, per Ayrton Ostly's seven-round mock draft:

• Round 1, Pick 15: Edge Keldric Faulk, Auburn
• Round 2, Pick 46: WR Germie Bernard, Alabama
• Round 3, Pick 77: DT Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati
• Round 4, Pick 116: Traded to 49ers
• Round 4, Pick 127 (from 49ers): CB Daylen Everette, Georgia
• Round 5, Pick 155: TE Oscar Delp, Georgia
• Round 6, Pick 195: DT Rayshaun Benny, Michigan
• Round 7, Pick 229: DB Lorenzo Styles Jr., Ohio State

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Buccaneers NFL Draft Tracker 2026: Full list of picks, live grades