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NFC South Mock Draft: Bucs bolster their offensive line

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The Bucs are in a tough spot at 15th in the 2026 NFL Draft, so could they take a safe pick?

The regular season and playoffs have come to a close, which allows us to start back up one of our favorite series on Bucs Wire: NFC South Mock Drafts Of course, Mock Draft Monday will still focus on the team itself, but what will the other teams in the division need come next April? We look at that and do full seven-round mock drafts for every team in the NFC South, not just theย Tampa Bay Buccaneers. By doing that, it accomplishes two things: the first is that fans get to know what the team needs, and the other opponents in the division have, but also, you get to know more names in college football.

With that in mind, let's jump into the picks as we go through the uber-talented NFC South. Atlanta Falcons Round 2 Pick 48 : Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State Round 3 Pick 79 : Elijah Sarratt, WR, Indiana Round 4 , Pick 114 : Drew Allar, QB, Penn State Round 6 , Pick 196 : Red Murdock, LB, Buffalo Round 7 , Pick 231 : Parker Brailsford, C, Alabama Carolina Panthers Round 1 , Pick 19 : Omar Cooper Jr. , WR, Indiana Round 2 , Pick 51 : R Mason Thomas, Edge, Oklahoma Round 3, Pick 83 : Connor Lew, C, Auburn Round 4 , Pick 119 : Chris McClellan, DL, Missouri Round 5 , Pick 156 : DeMonte Capehart, DL, Clemson Round 5 , Pick 157 : Cade Klubnik, QB, Clemson Round 6 , Pick 199 : Jack Kelly, LB, BYU New Orleans Saints Round 1 , Pick 8 : Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU Round 2, Pick 42 : Zion Young, Edge, Missouri Round 3 , Pick 73 : Domonique Orange, DL, Iowa State Round 4 , Pick 132 : Jack Endries, TE, Texas Round 4, Pick 1 36: Taurean York, LB, Texas A&M Round 5, Pick 150: Ephesians Prysock, CB, Washington Round 5 , Pick 172 : Josh Cameron, WR, Baylor Round 6 , Pick 189 : Pat Coogan, C, Indiana Tampa Bay Buccaneers Round 1 , Pick 15 : Vega Ioane, G, Penn State Round 2 , Pick 46 : Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech Round 3 , Pick 77 : Darrell Jackson Jr.

, DL, Florida State Round 4 , Pick 116 : Kage Casey, OT, Boise State Round 5 , Pick 153 : Max Llewellyn, Edge, Iowa Round 6 , Pick 194 : Tanner Koziol, TE, Houston Round 7 , Pick 229 : Jadon Canady, CB, Oregon This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: NFL Mock Draft: Bucs bolster their offensive line