Oakland Raiders 2012 Draft: Trumaine Johnson, CB, Montana

CB, FS, LB - Maybe DT/DE

This is what we are taking in for our first 3 picks. With those high picks…Reggie will have to take a look at the Big Board and see what talent has dropped, AS WELL AS, see what positional needs can be filled by the talent available.

I’ve seen TJ play for Montana a couple of times. I follow UC Davis and even as a true freshman he was making plays against a pretty stout FCS, Pro-Style passing game in Davis. Johnson had 3 picks in the two games I saw in person, one almost returned for a touchdown. He has great size and is very gifted, but I wonder what kind of learning curve he will have once in the pros. He has skipped the E/W Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl…he should be there for the Combine, but that’s just for the Athletic Matrix…he’ll have that luster on him because of his size, and the success at Montana, which is essentially, a BCS style program on the FCS level…however, there’s only so much game tape of him against top tier talent, try and watch the @ Tennessee game from the 2011 season.

Mayock and Kiper Jr. are not the end all for evaluating talent. He could drop, but teams with tons of picks will likely take him earlier than #96…likely. If he’s available, Johnson will be hard to not select…and he’s a NorCal kid.

Trumaine will not make it to the 3 round. I blead silver and black. The Raiders getting Tru is like hitting the lottery. loseing Standford Rout we need a all around player. Tru will be perfect for that spot. when the ball comes his way he tranforms from a CB to WR running that ball back. its like getting two players for the price of one. now thats a steal that wont make it to the 3 round but I have my fingers crossed that he dose make it to the Raider Nation.

to be quicker than receivers you have to be, you must be, smaller. Darrelle Revis is only 5’11".
While it would be nice to have this guy against the big receivers out there, he may not have the agility to man up against the small guys like Welker, Bess, LLoyd, etc.

I would draft him and convert to a FS.

Johnson is solid, but I agree with the others above- highly unlikely he will last until we pick. Definitely would take him if he was available though! I also like Nigel Bradham as a backup OLB if he could be taken in the 4th or 5th round (possibly too high for him, but the later he is available, the more valuable I think he becomes)..

never seen the kid play, but unless we go after a vet db, then we definitely need some help in that department. i agree with a previous post he may be better suited as a safety, but thats just an idea. personally, from what ive heard about him, he wont be there when we pick.

No maturity whatsoever…he learned nothing in Eugene and got kicked off the team, all the talent in the world without any focus. If we somehow land a 7th round pick then I’d do it…but I think after he interviews Cliff Harris will become an UDFA…you can’t invest on what that kid presents himself as. He’s going to have to earn his paper the hard way, because that’s the path he chose the minute a relatively laid back program like UO kicked him out. I’ll say one thing though, he could be a dynamite punt returner in the NFL, and the Raiders do need more talent returning punts…I don’t want to see D. Moore back there ever again.