NFC South 2026 NFL Mock Draft: What does everyone need heding into Week 9?

Enough of the season has passed to allow 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 team needs, the other opponents in the division have, but the second is that 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, Pick 43: Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
Round 3, Pick 75: Keith Abney II, CB, Arizona State
Round 4, Pick 111: Tao Johnson, S, Utah
Round 5, Pick 150: Harold Perkins Jr., LB/S, LSU
Round 7, Pick 224: J. Michael Sturdivant, WR, Florida
Carolina Panthers
Round 1, Pick 16: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
Round 2, Pick 48: Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
Round 3, Pick 80: C.J. Fite, DL, Arizona State
Round 4, Pick 116: Boubacar Traore, Edge, Notre Dame
Round 5, Pick 155: Trinidad Chambliss, QB, Ole Miss
Round 6, Pick 194: Christian Gray, CB, Notre Dame
Round 7, Pick 229: Rasheem Biles, LB, Pittsburgh
New Orleans Saints
Round 1, Pick 1: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
Round 2, Pick 33: Elijah Sarratt, WR, Indiana
Round 3, Pick 65: Jake Slaughter, C, Florida
Round 4, Pick 138: DJ Campbell, G, Texas
Round 5, Pick 140: Justice Haynes, RB, Michigan
Round 6, Pick 179: DeMonte Caphart, DL, Clemson
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Round 1, Pick 28: Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
Round 2, Pick 60: Domonique Orange, DL, Iowa State
Round 3, Pick 92: Blake Miller, OT, Clemson
Round 4, Pick 128: Brendan Sorsby, QB, Cincinnati
Round 5, Pick 167: Nyck Harbor, WR, South Carolina
Round 6, Pick 206: Vincent Anthony Jr., Edge, Duke
Round 7, Pick 241: Lander Barton, LB, Utah




