Pewter Report publishes the latest NFL Mock Drafts on Mondays. Find out who some of the top draft websites have the Bucs picking in the first round. Some mock drafts go deeper and have multiple rounds.

The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman

No. 27 – Buccaneers – Texas A&M G Kenyon Green
With Ali Marpet’s surprise retirement, the Bucs need to shore up their interior O-line, and this very versatile Aggie will fit in well. He started at four positions on the line last year en route to earning All-American honors. At 6-foot-4, 323 pounds, Green has pretty good length for an inside guy with 34 1/8-inch arms.

The Coaching Intel
“He was a pretty good tackle, but he’s an outstanding guard. I don’t think his feet are good enough to play tackle at a high level, but he’s powerful, is very good with his hands and is a road-grader in the run game. He was their most consistent guy up front.”

“Looked better on film than he did in our game. He understands angles and leverage well. Playing tackle, he’s not used to that much space. I thought he was more of a Day 2 guy.”

“He was really special in 2020. They had a better line then, and sometimes it’s about who’s playing next to you. He has very good awareness — seeing twists, recognizing pre-snap movement, seeing it when it’s coming. His cleats are always in the dirt. I think he’s elite. He reminds me of (Bills Pro Bowler) Dion Dawkins.”

CBS Sports’ Ryan Wilson

Boston College G Zion Johnson – Photo by: USA Today

No. 27 – Buccaneers – Boston College G Zion Johnson
The Bucs lost Ali Marpet to retirement and Alex Cappa to free agency, and while they traded for Shaq Mason, there’s still a need on the interior line. That brings us to Zion Johnson, who is another player who went to the Senior Bowl and proved he was worthy of first-round consideration. He played left tackle at Boston College and worked at guard and center in Mobile. He’s a Day 1 starter at several positions.

Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar (2-Round)

No. 27 – Buccaneers – Boston College G Zion Johnson
No. 60 – Buccaneers – UConn DT Travis Jones

Sporting News’ Vinnie Iyer (7-Round)

No. 27 – Buccaneers – Purdue OLB George Karlaftis
The Buccaneers haven’t re-signed one-time athletic freak Jason Pierre-Paul and both Anthony Nelson and Joe Tryon-Shoyinka are better contributors as situational players. They should welcome the development of landing this different kind of “Greek freak” to put opposite Shaquil Barrett for promoted defensive-minded coach Todd Bowles.

No. 60 – Buccaneers – Texas A&M TE Jalen Wydermyer
The Buccaneers aren’t sure about Rob Gronkowski’s future with the team and need some depth anyway with O.J. Howard leaving in free agency.

No. 91 – Buccaneers – Houston DB Marcus Jones
Jones, with some Mathieu-like qualities in how he makes plays on the ball in coverage, can offer some inside versatility for Todd Bowles to help replace Jordan Whitehead.

No. 133 – Buccaneers – Missouri RB Tyler Badie
No. 248 – Buccaneers – Kent State QB Dustin Crum
No. 261 – Buccaneers – Alabama WR Slade Bolden

Pro Football Focus’ Anthony Treash (2-Round)

Georgia NT Jordan Davis – Photo by: USA Today

No. 27 – Buccaneers – Georgia DT Jordan Davis
Taking Jordan Davis to slot in alongside Vita Vea would take Tampa’s run defense to another level. It’s no secret that the 6-foot-6, 341-pounder is a freaky athlete, and he projects as a high-level run-stuffer at the next level. Davis earned an 89.2 run-defense grade while collecting 47 run stops and 17 tackles for loss or no gain over the last three years. He missed just four of his 75 tackle attempts against the run over that span. The problem is that Davis is far from a refined pass-rusher and not an every-down player. He played just over a third of the team’s snaps this past season and turned in a lackluster 69.0 pass-rush grade for the season. Run-stuffing interior defensive linemen are valuable pieces in the NFL, but Davis’ ceiling will only be so high if this playstyle remains. For that reason, Davis comes off the board late in Round 1 for me.

No. 60 – Buccaneers – Georgia LB Channing Tindall
Tindall never started a game in his collegiate career and didn’t break the linebacker rotation until his fourth year on campus in 2021. Despite that, he was an instrumental piece to Georgia’s historic defense. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound off-ball linebacker earned an 85.4 PFF grade across 474 snaps in 2021. He plays violently with picture-perfect blitzing technique, and his physical tools are off the charts. Tindall finished with 26 pressures on 105 such reps and an 81.5 pass-rush grade for the season. He’s like a heat-seeking missile tacking down ball carriers in space. Tindall rose up some boards after a stellar combine performance that featured a 4.47-second 40, a 1.55-second 10-yard split, a 42-inch vertical, a 10-foot-9 broad and 4.18-second pro agility, but he’s still firmly in the Day 2 conversation with inexperience and still learning the position being the big reason why. There’s no denying his long-term potential, though. Landing with a blitz-heavy scheme like Tampa Bay could help Tindall outplay his draft status sooner rather than later.