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Final Mock Draft Monday picks for the Bucs in the 2026 NFL Draft
TL;DR
The final Mock Draft Monday for the Bucs in the 2026 NFL Draft highlights potential player picks and a speculative trade with the Cardinals. This analysis synthesizes insights from numerous scouting reports and mock drafts.
Key points
- Final Mock Draft Monday for the Bucs in 2026 NFL Draft
- Analysis includes potential player picks and positions
- Speculative trade between the Bucs and the Cardinals
- Based on over a hundred mock draft analyses
- Highlights the unpredictable nature of draft week
Over a hundred mock draft analysis pieces, dozens of scouting reports, and more full-first-round mock drafts later, we have arrived at the week of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Despite us just highlighting so many of the exercises that we just mentioned, but whats one more? We have one final Mock Draft Monday to work through. For this one, it is a blend of what positions we think the Bucs will go after, but also which players we think they should pick for those positions. As an added twist, we throw in a trade that, while it is unlikely to happen, it highlights that anything is possible during this week.
Without further delay, here is our final Bucs' Mock Draft Monday of the 2026 NFL Draft cycle.
Trade between the Bucs and the Cardinals
Tampa Bay Buccaneers receive: 34th and 104th overall picks in 2026 and a 1st Round Pick in 2027
Arizona Cardinals receive: 15th overall pick in 2026
This is a trade that may not be feasible for Bucs GM Jason Licht, but it is one that Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort could be desperate enough to make. The Cardinals' general manager is in a win-now moment for himself. He has hired his second head coach of his tenure, the team is starting over, and owner Michael Bidwell needs to see something in 2026. Starting over with a franchise quarterback achieves that longer leash for him, and if he mortgages the future for the potential replacement for him, it is not his problem.
Because of the moment he finds himself, the Bucs could capitalize on that and load up on picks in 2026, but also get a potential Top-5 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft as well.
Round 2, Pick 34: Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech
There are not many linebackers I enjoyed watching more leading up to the NFL Draft, or during the college football season, than Jacob Rodriguez. He was the leader of the Red Raiders' defense that made a run to the College Football Playoff, and without his play, they may not have sniffed that moment. That is why his becoming the new leader in the middle of the Bucs defense, to replace a franchise legend, makes too much sense. Rodriguez has the range and playmaking ability that they are missing in the retirement of , and he is someone that Jason Licht will look at and just smile when he is on the board for them.
Q&A
What positions are the Bucs targeting in the 2026 NFL Draft?
The Bucs are focusing on various positions based on their needs, as indicated in the final mock draft analysis.
Who are the top player picks suggested for the Bucs in 2026?
The final mock draft includes a blend of players that analysts believe the Bucs should consider for their targeted positions.
What was the trade mentioned between the Bucs and the Cardinals?
The mock draft includes a speculative trade between the Bucs and the Cardinals, emphasizing the unpredictable nature of draft week.
How many mock drafts were analyzed for the Bucs' final picks?
Over a hundred mock draft analyses and dozens of scouting reports were reviewed to inform the final picks for the Bucs.
