NFL mock draft database: Raiders post-free agency pick makes hard shift to defense
We are now a week into the new league year and the official opening of free agency. Giving us a nice sample size of mock drafts to see how the landscape has changed since free agency began.
The landscape has seen seismic shifts with regard to what the NFL world predicts the Raiders will do with their selection at seven overall.
Most notably the shift has gone from almost entirely offense to majority defense.
Prior to the start of free agency, of the 55 mock drafts I had collected, 52 of them were for offensive players. Just three had the Raiders going defense.
Since free agency, those numbers have flipped.
Date | Source | Player |
Mar 28 | Tyree Wilson, ED, Texas Tech | |
Mar 28 | Chrisitan Gonzalez, CB, Oregon | |
Mar 27 | Myles Murphy, DL, Clemson | |
Mar 27 | Chrisitan Gonzalez, CB, Oregon | |
Mar 27 | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky | |
Mar 27 | Jalen Carter, DL, Georgia | |
Mar 27 | Chrisitan Gonzalez, CB, Oregon | |
Mar 27 | Chrisitan Gonzalez, CB, Oregon | |
Mar 26 | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky | |
Mar 25 | Peter Skoronski, T, Northwestern | |
Mar 25 | Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida | |
Mar 24 | Paris Johnson Jr, T, Ohio State | |
Mar 24 | Peter Skoronski, T, Northwestern | |
Mar 24 | Joey Porter Jr, CB, Penn State | |
Mar 24 | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky | |
Mar 24 | Tyree Wilson, ED, Texas Tech | |
Mar 24 | Chrisitan Gonzalez, CB, Oregon | |
Mar 24 | Jalen Carter, DL, Georgia | |
Mar 24 | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky | |
Mar 24 | Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois | |
Mar 23 | Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida | |
Mar 23 | Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois | |
Mar 23 | Chrisitan Gonzalez, CB, Oregon | |
Mar 23 | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky | |
Mar 22 | Chrisitan Gonzalez, CB, Oregon | |
Mar 22 | Chrisitan Gonzalez, CB, Oregon | |
Mar 22 | Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois | |
Mar 22 | Paris Johnson Jr, T, Ohio State | |
Mar 21 | Tyree Wilson, ED, Texas Tech | |
Mar 21 | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky | |
Mar 20 | Broderick Jones, T, Georgia | |
Mar 20 | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky | |
Mar 20 | Jalen Carter, DL, Georgia | |
Mar 20 | Joey Porter Jr, CB, Penn State | |
Mar 18 | Paris Johnson Jr, T, Ohio State | |
Mar 17 | Jalen Carter, DL, Georgia | |
Mar 17 | Tyree Wilson, ED, Texas Tech | |
Mar 16 | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky |
Most picked players: Christian Gonzalez (8), Will Levis (8), Tyree Wilson (4), Jalen Carter (4), Devon Witherspoon (3), Paris Johnson Jr (3), Joey Porter Jr (2), Anthony Richardson (2*), Peter Skoronski (2).
*Both picks via trade up
Picks by position: Cornerback (13), Quarterback (10), Tackle (6), Defensive interior (5), Edge rusher (4)
Offense: 16
Defense: 22
The two most picked positions for the Raiders prior to free agency were by far quarterback and tackle. The Raiders added QB Jimmy Garoppolo and retained starting right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor. Both moves likely contributed to opinions that they would go with upgrading their bottom five defense.
