{"id":853264,"date":"2026-04-04T13:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T13:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/853264\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T13:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T13:47:13","slug":"nfc-south-mock-draft-where-do-things-stand-ahead-of-the-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/853264\/","title":{"rendered":"NFC South Mock Draft: Where do things stand ahead of the NFL Draft?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Mock Draft Monday will still focus on the team itself, but what will the other teams in the division need this month? 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.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, let&#8217;s jump into the picks as we go through the uber-talented NFC South.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Falcons<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 2 Pick 48: Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 3 Pick 79: Romello Height, Edge, Texas Tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 4, Pick 114: Deontae Lawson, LB, Alabama<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 6, Pick 196: Desmond Reid, RB, Pittsburgh<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 7, Pick 231: Domani Jackson, CB, Alabama<\/p>\n<p>Carolina Panthers<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 1, Pick 19: Kayden McDonald, DL, Ohio State<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 2, Pick 51: Eli Stowers, TE, Vanderbilt<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 3, Pick 83: Sam Hecht, C, Kansas State<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 4, Pick 119: Chris McClellan, DL, Missouri<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 5, Pick 156: Diego Pounds, OT, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/college-sports\/sec\/ole-miss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ole Miss;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ole Miss&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ole Miss<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 5, Pick 157: Kaytron Allen, RB, Penn State<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 6, Pick 199: Bishop Fitzgerald, S, USC<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans Saints<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 1, Pick 8: Rueben Bain Jr., Edge, Miami (FL)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 2, Pick 42: Christen Miller, DL, Georgia<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 3, Pick 73: Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 4, Pick 132: Jack Endries, TE, Texas<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 4, Pick 136: Jude Bowry, OT, Boston College<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 5, Pick 150: Taurean York, LB, Texas A&amp;M<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 5, Pick 172: DJ Campbell, G, Texas<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 6, Pick 189: Cole Wisniewski, S, Texas Tech<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 1, Pick 15: Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 2, Pick 46: Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 3, Pick 77: Mike Washington Jr., RB, Arkansas<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 4, Pick 116: Mikail Kamara, Edge, Indiana<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 5, Pick 153: Nate Boerkircher, TE, Texas A&amp;M<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 6, Pick 194: Zane Durant, DL, Penn State<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Round 7, Pick 229: Noah Thomas, WR, Georgia<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/bucswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/buccaneers\/2026\/04\/04\/bucs-attempt-to-fix-their-defense-in-latest-nfc-south-mock-draft\/89465354007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bucs attempt to fix their defense in latest NFC South mock draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bucs attempt to fix their defense in latest NFC South mock draft&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bucs attempt to fix their defense in latest NFC South mock draft<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The regular season and playoffs have come to a close, which allows us to start back up 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