🏈 2026 NFL Draft Consensus
Top 100 Prospects · 23 Mock Analysts · 6 Ranking Sources — April 23-25, Pittsburgh
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🏆 #1 Pick: Fernando Mendoza (QB, Indiana) 📺 ESPN · ABC · NFL Network 📍 Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh 257 Picks · 7 Rounds
Last Updated: April 23, 2026

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

📋 8-9 🏟️ NFC South 🎯 7 picks in 2026 Draft

📋 2026 Draft Picks

Round 1 #15
Round 2 #46
Round 3 #77
Round 4 #116
Round 5 #155
Round 6 #195
Round 7 #229

🎯 Top Needs

🔥 Edge CB LB OL DL
Edge: Pass rush
CB: Secondary coverage
LB: Linebacker corps
OL: Offensive line protection
DL: Interior defensive line

⭐ Our Pick

R1 Pick #15 TE
Kenyon Sadiq
TE · Oregon · 6'3 · 241 lbs
4.39 at 241 lbs — fastest TE combine since 2003. 3 analysts have him in the 14-19 range. Bucs need a weapon.
51 rec, 560 yds, 8 TD. 4.39 40-yard dash at 241 lbs — fastest TE at combine since 2003.

📊 Analyst Mock Projections

NFL.com (Band) EDGE Keldric Faulk (15 · TB)
FantasyPros EDGE Keldric Faulk (15 · TB)
NFL.com (Band v2) S Dillon Thieneman (15 · TB)
OutKick (v2) EDGE Keldric Faulk (15 · TB)
Kiper (ESPN) TE Kenyon Sadiq (15 · TB)
Brugler (Athletic) OG Olaivavega Ioane (15 · TB)
McShay (Ringer) EDGE Akheem Mesidor (15 · TB)
Iyer (TSN) TE Kenyon Sadiq (15 · TB)

💭 Dream Draft — All 7 Picks

R1 #15 OT Spencer Fano Utah
R2 #46 OT Caleb Lomu Utah
R3 #77 EDGE Romello Height Texas Tech
R4 #116 Target: DL — Interior defensive line
R5 #155 Target: Edge — Pass rush
R6 #195 Target: DL — Interior defensive line
R7 #229 Target: CB — Secondary coverage

👀 Players to Watch

#10 OT Spencer Fano Utah · 6'6 · 311 lbs
#11 EDGE Rueben Bain Jr. Miami (FL) · 6'2 · 263 lbs
#12 OG Olaivavega Ioane Penn State · 6'4 · 320 lbs
#14 CB Jermod McCoy Tennessee · 6'1 · 188 lbs
#16 OT Monroe Freeling Georgia · 6'7 · 315 lbs
#18 OT Kadyn Proctor Alabama · 6'7 · 352 lbs
#20 DT Peter Woods Clemson · 6'2 · 298 lbs
#23 EDGE Akheem Mesidor Miami (FL) · 6'3 · 259 lbs
#24 CB Colton Hood Tennessee · 6'0 · 193 lbs
#25 EDGE Keldric Faulk Auburn · 6'6 · 276 lbs

🎯 Mock Draft Consensus — Pick #15

19 of 23 analysts project a pick for this slot. Here's who they're mocking:

7/19 (37%)
NFL.com (Band), FantasyPros, OutKick (v2), CBS (Wilson), PFF, Yahoo Collab, PrizePicks
3/19 (16%)
Kiper (ESPN), Iyer (TSN), DraftTek
2/19 (11%)
Schrager (FOX), Fantasy Alarm
2/19 (11%)
McShay (Ringer), Jeremiah (NFL)
1/19 (5%)
USA Today (Sim)
1/19 (5%)
NFL.com (Filice)
1/19 (5%)
NFL.com (Band v2)
1/19 (5%)
Brugler (Athletic)
LB C.J. Allen
1/19 (5%)
Campbell (WF)

Full Analyst Breakdown

USA Today (Sim) → OT Spencer Fano
Kiper (ESPN) → TE Kenyon Sadiq
Iyer (TSN) → TE Kenyon Sadiq
DraftTek → TE Kenyon Sadiq
NFL.com (Band) → EDGE Keldric Faulk
FantasyPros → EDGE Keldric Faulk
OutKick (v2) → EDGE Keldric Faulk
CBS (Wilson) → EDGE Keldric Faulk
PFF → EDGE Keldric Faulk
Yahoo Collab → EDGE Keldric Faulk
PrizePicks → EDGE Keldric Faulk
NFL.com (Filice) → WR Jordyn Tyson
NFL.com (Band v2) → S Dillon Thieneman
Brugler (Athletic) → OG Olaivavega Ioane
Schrager (FOX) → CB Jermod McCoy
Fantasy Alarm → CB Jermod McCoy
McShay (Ringer) → EDGE Akheem Mesidor
Jeremiah (NFL) → EDGE Akheem Mesidor
Campbell (WF) → LB C.J. Allen

🏢 Front Office & Cap Situation

General Manager
Jason Licht
Head Coach
Todd Bowles
Cap Space
$14.3M
Dead Cap
$13.3M

🔄 Key Offseason Moves

🟢 Key Arrivals
Limited moves, retaining core
🔴 Key Departures
Key veteran losses

🎲 Draft Day Scenarios

✅ Dream Scenario
Kenyon Sadiq or Keldric Faulk adds the missing piece. Baker Mayfield leads a playoff push in weak NFC South.
❌ Nightmare Scenario
Edge rush remains a weakness. Bucs stuck in 8-9 purgatory with no clear path to contention.

📜 Recent Draft History (First Round)

2025 #19 WR Emeka Egbuka Ohio State Starting WR
2024 #26 C Graham Barton Duke Starting center
2023 #19 DT Calijah Kancey Pittsburgh Impact DT
2022 No first rounder
2021 #32 EDGE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka Washington Rotational
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