Buccaneers Draft Profile: Gracen Halton, DT, Oklahoma

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are thought to be focusing on their defensive line during this year’s NFL draft, and could do that either on the edge or on the interior. The Bucs will make their opening selection at No. 15 this Thursday night.

Tampa Bay owns seven picks, including three in the top 100. BucsRoundtable is taking a closer look at potential fits for the Bucs, with respect to the current roster, positions of need, and the X's and O's of the team's on-field schemes. Bucs Roundtable's previous profiles of top defensive talent in the 2026 draft include defensive ends Cashius Howell from Texas A&M and Miami Hurricane Akheem Mesidor as well as elite linebackers like Indiana's Aiden Fisher and Georgia's CJ Allen , and Florida State defensive tackle Darrell Jackson Jr.

Here, we feature Oklahoma defensive tackle Gracen Halton. Oklahoma defensive lineman Gracen Halton reacts as the Sooners host Missouri on Nov. 22, 2025, at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.

(Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images) High-Energy By the time his college career ended, Halton established himself as one of the best pass-rushing lineman in America. He combined for 58 pressures over his last two college seasons, and his 30 in 2025 ranked 21st out of 887 DL. A big reason Halton was able to generate pressure was his relentless motor, and that energy could translate to the NFL.