NationalFootballPost.com suggests the Bucs will pick Mississippi defensive tackle Peria Jerry in the first round.

While mock drafts are a total guessing game this time of the year, they are still fun. So Joe will bring them to you from time to time.

NationalFootballPost.com has its mock draft updated just prior to tonight’s senior bowl. Unlike other mock drafts so far that have the Bucs picking a quarterback or a wide receiver, this mock draft has the Bucs picking for need, specifically Mississippi defensive tackle Peria Jerry.

With head coach Raheem Morris now at the controls of the defense, expect him to try to infuse talent along the defensive line. The Bucs’ defense wore down toward the end of the season, and a young, penetrating tackle like Jerry would be a great fit. Perry is very underrated at this stage, but after a strong Senior Bowl performance, expect him to be the second DT off the board in April.

This is more like it. So long as the Bucs lock up Antonio Bryant they don’t need a wide receiver drafted that high. Joe isn’t sold on quarterbacks either in the first round. The Bucs need a defensive lineman in a terrible way.