Silver Minings: Week 12 NFL Draft order update

Well, if the Las Vegas Raiders keep winning, I might have to shift our Monday morning column back to a playoff outlook. But, the Raiders are still three games below .500 and have some work to do to get back in the postseason picture even after their Week 12 win, so we'll keep taking a look at the NFL Draft order until further notice.

The Raiders currently hold the 10th overall pick according to Tankathon.com, which would put them in a good spot to draft a defensive tackle like Clemson’s Bryan Bresee or an offensive tackle like Northwestern’s Peter Skoronski or Ohio State’s Paris Johnson Jr. Below is a look at how the rest of the Top 10 breaks down.

NFL Draft Top 10 (Pre-Monday Night Football)

Draft order via Tankathon.com needs via NFLMockDraftDatabase.com

1. Houston Texans 1-9-1 (Biggest needs: QB, EDGE, WR)
2. Chicago Bears 3-9 (WR, OT, EDGE)
3. Detriot Lions, from 3-8 Los Angeles Rams (QB, CB, S)
4. Seattle Seahawks, from 3-8 Denver Broncos (QB, EDGE, LB)
5. Pittsburgh Steelers 3-7* (OT, DL, EDGE)
6. Carolina Panthers 4-8 (QB, EDGE, DL)
7. Philadelphia Eagles, from 4-8 New Orleans Saints (EDGE, CB, RB)
8. Arizona Cardinals 4-8 (CB, EDGE, OT)
9. Green Bay Packers 4-8 (WR, TE, S)
10. Las Vegas Raiders 4-7 (OT, EDGE, DL)

*Steelers play the Colts (4-6-1) tonight.

Next Games

• Browns @ Texans
• Bears vs Packers
• Seahawks (6-5) @ Rams
• Broncos @ Ravens (7-4)
• Steelers @ Falcons (5-7)
• Panthers BYE
• Saints @ Buccaneers (5-6) MNF
• Cardinals BYE
• Chargers (6-5) @ Raiders

In other Raiders’ links:

• Locker room celebration: Josh Jacobs was given the game ball and Josh McDaniels lets the team know they’ve got a big game next week.
• Relive the walk-off: I still can’t believe how big the hole was on Jacob’s 86-yard game-winner.
• What we learned: check out Bill Williamson’s takeaways from yesterday’s win.
• Raiders open as 2.5-point underdogs: they play better when they aren’t favored anyway...