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There is no question what the Raiders biggest need is heading into this year’s draft. But just to be certain, we asked. The results of our fanpulse poll reveal edge rusher as the overwhelming biggest need for the Raiders.
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The real question here is if there will be a good one for the Raiders to select in the first round, whether it be at 4 overall or later on. If some of the most recent mock drafts are any indication, the odds appear to be rising.
Exactly half of the 26 mock drafts (13) in our database to come out since early last week have the Raiders landing either Josh Allen or Nick Bosa with the 4th overall pick. That’s up from just 7 ten days ago. Of the other 13, five have them landing either Montez Sweat or Clelin Ferrell with one of their lower first round picks. Edge defender has taken over as the most predicted position in the database.
Mock draft database as of April 23
| Date | Source | Pick 1 | Pick 2 | Pick 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Source | Pick 1 | Pick 2 | Pick 3 |
| Apr 23 | NFL.com (Davis) | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama | Byron Murphy, CB, Washington |
| Apr 23 | CBS Sports (Trapasso) | Devin White, ILB, LSU | Montez Sweat, ED, Mississippi St | Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama |
| Apr 23 | Pro Football Focus (Palazzolo) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Marquise Brown, WR, Oklahoma | Clelin Ferrell, ED, Clemson |
| Apr 23 | Drafttek | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Noah Fant, TE, Iowa | Greedy Williams, CB, LSU |
| Apr 23 | Sporting News (Iyer) | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Byron Murphy, CB, Washington | Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama |
| Apr 23 | Walter Foorball | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama | Montez Sweat, ED, MIssissippi St |
| Apr 23 | Walter Football (Campbell) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama | Treyvon Mullen, CB, Clemson |
| Apr 22 | SB Nation (Kadar) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Clelin Ferrell, ED, Clemson | Byron Murphy, CB, Washington |
| Apr 22 | CBS Sports (Wilson) | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Greedy Williams, CB, LSU | Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama |
| Apr 22 | LA Times (beat writer mock) | Devin White, ILB, LSU | Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama | Noah Fant, TE, Iowa |
| Apr 22 | The Big Lead (McKeone) | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Noah Fant, TE, Iowa | Marquise Brown, WR, Oklahoma |
| Apr 22 | USA Today (Middlehurst-Schwartz) | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Greedy Williams, CB, LSU | Chris Lindstrom, G, Boston College |
| Apr 22 | The Undefeated (Foxworth) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | DeAndre Baker, CB, Georgia | Jachai Polite, ED, Florida |
| Apr 22 | Pro Football Focus (Collinsworth) | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Noah Fant, TE, Iowa | Jachai Polite, ED, Florida |
| Apr 22 | Sports Illustrated (Breer) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama | Irv Smith Jr, TE, Alabama |
| Apr 19 | NFL.com (Reuter) | Drew Lock, QB, Missouri (via SF) | Clelin Ferrell, ED, Clemson | Byron Murphy, CB, Washington |
| Apr 19 | Draft King (Pickney) | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama | Drew Lock, QB, Missouri |
| Apr 18 | Newsday (Klopsis) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Greedy Williams, CB, LSU | Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama |
| Apr 17 | Fox Sports (Klatt) | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Greedy Williams, CB, LSU | Taylor Rapp, S, Washington |
| Apr 17 | USA Today (Easterling) | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Noah Fant, TE, Iowa | Byron Murphy, CB, Washington |
| Apr 17 | Houston Chronicle (Wilson) | Nick Bosa, ED, Ohio State | Greedy Williams, CB, LSU | DeAndre Baker, CB, Georgia |
| Apr 16 | Athlon Sports (Fischer) | Montez Sweat, ED, Mississippi St | Jeffery Simmons, DI, Mississippi St | Chris Lindstrom, G, Boston College |
| Apr 16 | Draft Countdown (Wright) | Nick Bosa, ED, Ohio State | Greedy Williams, CB, LSU | Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama |
| Apr 16 | NFL.com (Jeremiah) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Noah Fant, TE, Iowa | Chris Lindstrom, G, Boston College |
| Apr 15 | The Ringer (Kelly) | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Noah Fant, TE, Iowa | DeAndre Baker, CB, Georgia |
| Apr 15 | CBS Sports (Brinson) | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Noah Fant, TE, Iowa | Garrett Bradbury, C/G, NC State |
| Apr 11 | The Score | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Noah Fant, TE, Iowa | Marquise Brown, WR, Oklahoma |
| Apr 11 | Yahoo! Sports (Edholm) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Maquise Brown, WR, Oklahoma | Greedy Williams, CB, LSU |
| Apr 10 | ESPN (Kiper) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Rock Ya-Sin, CB, Temple | Irv Smith Jr, TE, Alabama |
| Apr 9 | ESPN (McShay) | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama | DeAndre Baker, CB, Georgia |
| Apr 9 | CBS Sports (White) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Greedy Williams, CB, LSU | N'Keal Harry, WR, Arizona State |
| Apr 9 | NFL.com (Casserly) | Rashan Gary, ED, Michigan | Irv Smith Jr, TE, Alabama | Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson |
| Apr 8 | Rotoworld (Norris) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Greedy Williams, CB, LSU | Noah Fant, TE, Iowa |
| Apr 1 | Optimum Scouting (Galko) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Clelin Ferrell, ED, Clemson | Johnathan Abram, S, Mississippi St |
| Mar 31 | Draft Network (Kelly) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Jonah Williams, OT, Alabama | Greedy Williams, CB, LSU |
| Mar 28 | CBS Sports (Dubin) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | AJ Brown, WR, Ole Miss | Greedy Williams, CB, LSU |
| Mar 26 | NFL.com (Schraeger) | Ed Oliver, DI, Houston | Devin Bush, LB, Michigan | Marquise Brown, WR, Oklahoma |
| Mar 25 | Bleacher Report (Miller) | Devin White, ILB, LSU | Noah Fant, TE, Iowa | Rock Ya-Sin, CB, Temple |
| Mar 21 | NFL.com (Zierlein) | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Clelin Ferrell, ED, Clemson | Dalton Risner, OT, Kansas State |
| Mar 19 | NFL.com (Brooks) | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Drew Lock, QB, Missouri | Rock Ya-Sin, CB, Temple |
| Mar 18 | Draft Network (Solak) | Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma | Chase Winovich, ED, Michigan | Byron Murphy, CB, Washington |
| Mar 14 | USA Today (Davis) | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | DeAndre Baker, CB, Georgia | Irv Smith Jr, TE, Alabama |
| Mar 14 | Draft Diamonds (Joyce) | Brian Burns, ED, Florida State | DeAndre Baker, CB, Georgia | Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama |
| Mar 12 | Sports Illustrated (Kahler) | Drew Lock, QB, Missouri | Clelin Ferrell, ED, Clemson | Parris Campbell, WR, Ohio State |
Most predicted positions: Edge defender (30 - 19 with first pick), Cornerback (28), Defensive Interior (22 - 19 with first pick), Tight end (15), Running back (13), Wide receiver (8), Quarterback (5 - 3 with first pick), Guard (5), Linebacker (4 - 3 with first pick),
Most predicted players: Quinnen Williams (18), Josh Allen (14), Josh Jacobs (13), Greedy Wiliams (12), Noah Fant (11), Clelin Ferrell (6), DeAndre Baker (6), Byron Murphy (6), Marquise Brown (5), Drew Lock (4), Irv Smith Jr (4), Rock Ya-Sin (3), Devin White (3), Montez Sweat (3), Chris Lindstrom (3).
Picks on Offense: 46
Picks on Defense: 86
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