The 2025 NFL Draft is finally here. The draft is a holiday for most, and a franchise-altering event for a select few. When can you expect your favorite team to pick, and who could join the roster ahead of the 2025 season? Here’s everything you need to know!
List of Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft Picks
At this moment, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hold the rights to six selections. Trades can naturally impact the quality and quantity of picks, so stay tuned for changes, but as things stand right now, here are the picks they own:
- Round 1: No. 19
- Round 2: No. 53
- Round 3: No. 84
- Round 4: No. 121
- Round 5: No. 157
- Round 7: No. 235
NFL Draft Start Time and Schedule
The 2025 NFL Draft will be held at historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, continuing a recent trend of warm-weather cities getting the Super Bowl and cooler climates getting the draft.
The Tennessee Titans own the No. 1 overall selection and will be on the clock starting at 8 p.m. ET. For the first round, teams are given a maximum of 10 minutes to make their pick.
The second round will begin at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, and Day 2 will feature two rounds of selections. Things will wrap up with Rounds 4-7 on Saturday, starting at noon ET and concluding with “Mr. Irrelevant” at pick No. 257.
The 2025 NFL Draft will be broadcast on the NFL Network, ABC, and ESPN. YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, FuboTV, and Sling TV are alternatives to catch the action. ESPN will also be livestreaming an alternate broadcast of the first round called “The Pat McAfee Draft Spectacular” across YouTube, TikTok, the ESPN app, and ESPN+.
What Time will Tampa Bay Buccaneers Make Their First-Round Pick?
With the 19th overall pick, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers figure to pick around 10:34 p.m. ET. That is an estimate based on them remaining in this position and each team taking 7-9 minutes per selection.
It’s worth noting that last year’s No. 19 overall pick was announced at 10:19 p.m. ET.
Of course, trades always occur and some teams run to the podium faster than others, but if you tune in 10-15 minutes ahead of that estimation, you should be in a good spot to see this pick be made!
PFSN’s Latest Draft Projection for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have some top-tier defenders, but they still need help, especially at linebacker, where they need to find the eventual successor to Lavonte David.
A big-bodied linebacker with tremendous physicality and movement skills, Jihaad Campbell is a bit rough around the edges, but he’ll have a very high ceiling in the NFL.
Check out PFSN’s complete seven-round 2025 NFL mock draft.