It's week 2 of Mock Draft Monday and the Raiders continue climbing the draft board. Now picking 6th and still needing to play NO, while having the tie-breaker with Carolina, there's a great chance of getting into the top three.
The Raiders O-Line was obliterated this week. Ted Hendricks had a career day lined up against our third string left tackle. The silver lining is that JPJ was moved to center and it's clearly the right place for him.
That all indicates that for approximately the 17th year in a row, the Raiders primary draft needs are QB, OT, and Guard. They also need to improve the WR and RB rooms. The defense is fine, but could also use upgrades at every level.
Here we go:
6th Pick: QB Cam Ward
37th Pick: IOL Jonah Savaiinaea
68th Pick: LB Danny Stutsman
74th Pick: OT Marcus Mbow
104th Pick: DT Jordan Burch
140th Pick: WR Bru McCoy
177th Pick: RB Jo'Quavious Marks
212th Pick: CB Cobee Bryant
215th Pick: QB Conner Weigman
222nd Pick: S Shilo Sanders
Two in a row with Cobee Bryant going 212th.
I opted for the 49ers strategy of taking the QB we want with our first pick, but then taking another one later on day 3. The QB room has three seats in it, so I say bring in two QB's every year until we find our franchise guy: AOC is a perfectly serviceable backup/bridge QB.
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