Nailing 11 Picks In Mock Draft
April 19th, 2026

JoeBucFan.com draft guru Sean Sullivan (left) alongside Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman.

There are lots of draft gurus out there. Joe gets a laugh out of the ones who talk about 37 prospects potentially coming to the Bucs so they can claim victory if any one of them lands in Tampa.

However, when it comes to the local draftniks, Joe focuses on the guy who nailed 11 picks in last year’s NFL Draft, inluding nailing the first 7 picks of the 2025 draft in order.

His name is Sean Sullivan, and he’s the JoeBucsFan.com draft guru for the past seven years. Sullivan dropped his lone mock draft on the Ira Kaufman Podcast three days before the 2025 draft — seven weeks after he patrolled the NFL Scouting Combine talking to players, analysts, coaches and executives.

After hitting on the first seven picks, Sullivan was on target with guard Grey Zabel landing with the Seahawks at No. 18 overall, plus receiver Matthew Golden heading to Green Bay at No. 23. Then, to close the draft, Sullivan put Jihaad Campbell to the Eagles and OT Josh Simmons to Kansas City.

Eleven picks nailed by Sullivan. Eleven! 

NFL Network draft guru Daniel Jeremiah and ESPN insider Peter Schrager weren’t in Sullivan’s league, neither was Charlie Campbell of WalterFootball.com.

Can Sullivan do it again? This draft is similarly challenging with absence of a lot of blue-chip quarterbacks and more real wild card teams than in 2024. After all, the NFL has 10 new head coaches this year. Plus, there are multiple teams with multiple first-round picks.

Sullivan’s annual mock draft with Joe and Ira Kaufman should post late tomorrow night/early Tuesday morning.

In the meantime, you can catch up on Sullivan’s position-by-position breakdowns in the Best In Class podcast. In written form, Joe will type up Sullivan’s mock in this space on Wednesday morning.