Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Mock Draft Roundup 1.0

Green is still only 21 years old yet enters the upcoming season with about three years of starting experience on the offensive line. He starred at left tackle last year after previously starting at left guard for Missouri and beginning his college career at Oklahoma, where he started five games as a true freshman. He is one of the youngest and most gifted blockers in college football, showing impressive initial quickness and agility for someone listed at 6-foot-5, 324 pounds.

The freshman All-American also suffered a slight backslide in 2025. Like Williams, he can be an absolute force at an expensive position for NFL veterans.

Mestemaker is a big-armed QB who layers the ball well on downfield throws but can also step on it when he needs to fit it in a tight window. He shows the ability to get through his reads while standing tall in the pocket, though he'll need to limit his interceptions (he had 11 in '25), some of which came on poor decisions, or throws in which he didn't set his feet. He'll see a step up in competition going from North Texas to Oklahoma State, and if he makes that jump, he'll be a name to watch in the fall.

Green is a glorified, supersized receiver who is labeled as a tight end because of his 6-foot-7, 240-pound frame. He's a mismatch playmaker inside the opponent's 25-yard-line, where he scored all seven of his touchdowns last season. His height and leaping ability help him tower over defenders in one-on-one situations, and expect new coach Lane Kiffin to expand Green's production from last season (33 receptions for 433 yards). Green could provide Tampa Bay with an upgrade over Cade Otton at tight end and give the Bucs options in 12 personnel.

Kenyon Sadiq was the Ducks' top tight end last season, but it was impossible not to notice Johnson and his impact catching the football. There's a high chance Oregon will produce a top-50 pick at tight end for the third straight year.

A former Mississippi State transfer, Pollock was a key piece in Texas Tech's run to its first College Football Playoff appearance. At 6-foot and just under 200 pounds, the Georgia native moves with ease and shows the instincts to hold up in both man and zone. He's also a natural around the ball, turning opportunities into production with five interceptions.

The Buccaneers passed on an Oregon tight end this year, as the greater need and better value came with Miami's Rueben Bain Jr. They could return to the position next year and select Johnson, who outperformed Sadiq last season. Johnson is a more traditional in-line tight end but still brings top-end speed. He averaged 9.1 yards after the catch last season, compared to Sadiq's 4.9.