Quinnen Williams? Josh Allen? Kyler Murray? Who will the Raiders take in the first round?
The Oakland Raiders have three first-round picks in the 2019 NFL Draft, at Nos. 4, 24 and 27.
Who will they pick when the first round unfolds April 25 in Nashville?
The NFL recently announced the 23 prospects who will attend the draft including linebacker Josh Allen (Kentucky), defensive end Nick Bosa (Ohio State), defensive tackle Quinnen Williams (Alabama) and quarterback Kyler Murray (Oklahoma).
The Raiders’ biggest needs are defensive end, cornerback, running back, linebacker, tight end, wide receiver and safety.
Oakland stockpiled the first-rounders in trades with the Chicago Bears for Khalil Mack (netting the 24th pick) and with the Dallas Cowboys for Amari Cooper (27th). Oakland’s 4-12 finish in 2018 gave it the fourth overall pick.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden and first-year general manager Mike Mayock and other personnel will make the calls from the team’s Alameda headquarters.
With a week left to change their minds, here’s what some of the top mock draft gurus predict the Oakland brain trust will do:
ESPN
Mel Kiper Jr. — DT Quinnen Williams, RB Josh Jacobs, CB Deandre Baker
Todd McShay — DT Quinnen Williams, CB Byron Murphy, RB Josh Jacobs
NFL.com
Daniel Jeremiah — DE Josh Allen, OG Cody Ford, CB Byron Murphy
Charley Casserly — DE Rashan Gary, TE Irv Smith Jr., DT Dexter Lawrence
Charles Davis — DT Quinnen Williams, RB Josh Jacobs, CB DeAndre Baker
Peter Schrager — DT Ed Oliver, LB Devin Bush, WR Marquise Brown
CBS Sports
Ryan Wilson — DE Rashan Gary, CB Justin Layne, TE Noah Fant
Chris Trapasso — DE Montez Sweat, QB Dwayne Haskins, RB Josh Jacobs
Pete Prisco — QB Kyler Murray, CB Byron Murphy, RB Josh Jacobs
Walter Football
Charlie Campbell — LB Josh Allen, RB Josh Jacobs, LB Devin Bush
This story was originally published April 18, 2019 at 4:07 PM.
