NFC South Mock Draft: Bucs attempt to get back atop the division

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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 the 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: Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina
• Round 3: Gracen Halton, DL, Oklahoma
• Round 4: Tyreak Sapp, Edge, Florida
• Round 6: Cole Wisniweski, S, Texas Tech
• Round 7: Jalon Daniels, QB, Kansas

Carolina Panthers​

• Round 1: Makai Lemon, WR, USC
• Round 2: Gabe Jacas, Edge, Illinois
• Round 3: Sam Roush, TE, Stanford
• Round 4: Brian Parker II, OT, Duke
• Round 5: Nick Singleton, RB, Penn State
• Round 5: Cade Klubnik, QB, Clemson
• Round 6: VJ Payne, S, Kansas State
• Round 7: Ethan Onianwa, G, Ohio State

New Orleans Saints​

• Round 1: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
• Round 2: Caleb Lomu, OL, Utah
• Round 3: Domonique Orange, DL, Iowa State
• Round 4: Emmett Johnson, RB, Nebraska
• Round 4: J.C. Davis, OT, Illinois
• Round 5: Joe Royer, TE, Cincinnati
• Round 5: Aiden Fisher, LB, Indiana
• Round 6: Zane Durant, DL, Penn State

Tampa Bay Buccaneers​

• Round 1: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
• Round 2: R Mason Thomas, Edge, Oklahoma
• Round 3: Max Klare, TE, Ohio State
• Round 4: Jalon Kilgore, CB, South Carolina
• Round 5: Kaytron Allen, RB, Penn State
• Round 6: Pat Coogan, iOL, Indiana
• Round 7: Eli Heidenreich, FB/TE, Navy

This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: 2026 NFL Mock Draft: Bucs attempt to get back atop the division

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