🏈 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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