Pro Football Network

● By Ian Cummings
In this 2025 NFL Mock Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers use the jolt of life from the 2023 season to keep the momentum flowing, as they seek to block out challengers from reclaiming the NFC South. Hopes weren’t high for the Buccaneers heading into 2023. Todd Bowles was coming off an 8-9 season in which the Buccaneers limped to a division title. And after the 2022 campaign, Tom Brady announced his retirement. Tampa Bay signed journeyman quarterback Baker Mayfield to a prove-it deal, and some could already see the end coming for Bowles and the Buccaneers. But then, Mayfield experienced a resurgence, the Buccaneers made the postseason, and they won a playoff game. There’s still work to do, but the Buccaneers might have life after all. And with this 2025 NFL Mock Draft, they can find more of it.