Raiders NFL mock draft database: Shift from all defense to even split with offense
Three weeks from today we will hear the first players taken in the 2021 draft. We are also three weeks from the start of free agency, which means we are in a good spot to get an indication of what the mock drafts are predicting based on a combination of what the team did in free agency and the prospects did in their pro days.
Mostly you should see the Raiders roster moves to start free agency reflected.
Date | Publication | Pick |
4/8 | Greg Newsome II, CB, Northwestern | |
4/8 | Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State | |
4/8 | Teven Jenkins, OT, Oklahoma State | |
4/7 | Teven Jenkins, OT, Oklahoma State | |
4/6 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame | |
4/6 | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, USC | |
4/6 | Rashawn Slater, OL, Northwestern | |
4/6 | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, USC | |
4/6 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame | |
4/6 | Trevon Moehrig, S, TCU | |
4/6 | Jackson Carman, OL, Clemson | |
4/5 | Trevon Moehrig, S, TCU | |
4/5 | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, USC | |
4/5 | Azeez Ojulari, ED, Georgia | |
4/5 | Teven Jenkins, OT, Oklahoma State | |
4/5 | Alex Leatherwood, OL, Alabama | |
4/4 | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, USC | |
4/4 | Teven Jenkins, OT, Oklahoma State | |
4/3 | Jaelan Phillips, ED, Miami | |
4/1 | Alex Leatherwood, OL, Alabama | |
4/1 | Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State | |
4/1 | Teven Jenkins, OT, Oklahoma State | |
4/1 | Trevon Moehrig, S, TCU | |
4/1 | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, USC | |
3/30 | Trevon Moehrig, S, TCU | |
3/30 | Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State | |
3/25 | Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama | |
3/25 | Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech | |
3/23 | Jamin Davis, LB, Kentucky | |
3/23 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame | |
3/22 | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, USC | |
3/22 | Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State | |
3/22 | Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State | |
3/21 | Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State | |
3/20 | Teven Jenkins, OT, Oklahoma State | |
3/20 | Teven Jenkins, OT, Oklahoma State | |
3/19 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame | |
3/18 | Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon (trade to 11) | |
3/17 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame | |
3/17 | Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, USC |
Most picked players: Teven Jenkins (7), Alijah Vera-Tucker (7), Micah Parsons (6), Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (5), Trevon Moehrig (4), Alex Leatherwood (2)
Picks by position: Offensive tackle (13), Linebacker (12), Guard (7), Safety (4), Edge rusher (2), Defensive tackle (1), Cornerback (1)
Offense: 20
Defense: 20
The first mock draft database we put out was on January 25. In it there were 20 mock drafts and all 20 had the Raiders going defense with edge rusher as the most common pick.
A few weeks later — exactly a month prior to free agency, on February 17, the database ballooned to 40 mock drafts and yet still it was made up entirely of defensive players. Now, as you can see, with another 40 mock drafts collected the predictions are split right down the middle 20/20 between offense and defense.
Why? Well, first of all, because the Raiders traded away three of their starting offensive linemen, including right tackle Trent Brown. And they didn’t replace him in free agency. They also signed edge rusher Yannick Ngakoue, which nearly eliminated edge rushers from the mocks and replaced them with offensive linemen.
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