2019 NFL Raiders Ranking

Everyone loves the notes. And even those who complain about having classed a class so early still want to know what we think of the Raiders class … which is basically a grade. So, that's what I'm going to give you.

It seems that I like this choice much more than anyone else * (* not homer). I had it as a choice among the Raiders in both rounds and seven rounds for a reason. Well, for more reason, in fact. First of all, it's perfect for the type of pass that Paul Guenther likes. This is not reason enough to achieve this goal, but it is actually much more questionable to determine whether this is a real scope that the drafters claim.

Ferrell was considered one of the top five hopes after the national championship. Then he began to make fun of him. Refusing to run a 40-meter dash seems to be one of the reasons.

Full disclosure, I had the Raiders taking Ferrell after an exchange up to 9^th global. So, of course, I had it down, but there are three important things to consider here; 1) To negotiate, you need someone with and without Quinnen Williams on the board, who was ready to hit a high pick, or a 2 and 3 for that shot? You can not answer that question, nor me either. 2) Drafts are not always tied to pure talent. They are fit. That's why Josh Allen fell to 7th place. 3) If Ferrell is your guy for your system, who cares to know he's going a few places higher than maybe he's been rated? Can you guarantee that this is only because, according to the simulations, it will last until adolescence or even in the 20s as it will? No you can not.

I like Ferrell as a hustler. Always have. No "expert" opinion going to the contrary would convince me that he was going to fall in the bottom of the first round. It's not with his rookie numbers regulars for a double team at the National Championship. Finding a business partner would have made a homerun. It's always a quirky double.

Instant impact: high

Grade: B +

What is paradoxical is that many project predictors seem to like this choice just because it's exactly what it takes to get Jacobs to go. Some like it because they had Jacobs as a higher perspective. I do not. The Raiders needed to run. What happens if Jacobs is not here? In the worst case, someone else chooses it. And? The next running back from the table was Miles Sanders at 53.^rd Overall to the Eagles. The Eagles had the following choice after the Raiders at age 24, so it's reasonable to think that they may have chosen Jacobs here. This means that the Raiders could have chosen any other player in this category at 40 and possibly in the third round if they had been traded.

I accept that Jacobs may be the best in this category, but I do not think it's a safe bet. Especially with its sample size. It displays the characteristics of a back, but it has never been a workhorse. Other positions are also more useful than going back at that time. The wide receiver Marquise Brown and Montez Sweat joined the other two choices. Either or the other would have made more sense.

Instant impact: medium

Grade: C

Round 1, Pick 27 – Johnathan Abram, S, State of Mississippi

Abram is another great choice for what the Raiders need. He is a strong strong security. Some say that he was a target here, but not a lot. And just like Ferrell, it's a situation where the fit outweighs the rankings. You have to put it in a range. Raiders need security. They want a certain type. Abram corresponds to this invoice. Some call it a Karl Joseph clone, but I do not see it. Joseph is a great hitter, but Joseph is a lot of things. He plays even better in free security. Abram is better in the surface and does not have cover skills like Joseph, but his height is a bit better.

Instant impact: high

Category B-

Tower 2, Pick 40 – Trayvon Mullen, BC, Clemson

It seems that the Raiders were determined to make the half corner with this choice. All the best half-turners were still on the board to start the second day. Two of them went with the first two picks and two others were there that the Raiders liked, including Mullen. So they traded at 38. Both were still there. So, the trade returned to 40 and took Mullen.

My theory is that the other cornerback was Greedy Williams – considered by many to be the best cornerback in this category. For this reason, they assumed that Williams was the one who was most likely to be selected, which left Mullen to them. And otherwise, Williams was a good consolation prize. Neither were selected, so they took their guy.

Williams would eventually come off the board with a 46-point lead over the Browns. They like Mullen because it's a big press corner (6-1). But before his big performance in the national championship game – including an interception in the match – he had not stopped passing all season. Mullen gave Mayock all he felt watching his performance at Levi's Stadium. He led it to the top of the second.

I do not consider the corner half a top priority, but they did it at that choice. Guard or tight end would have made more sense. There were several very good guards on the board as well as tight half Alabama Irv Smith Jr after missing Noah Fant in the first round. AJ Brown, the recipient of Miss Ole Miss, would also have been a great choice. They get credit for trading a few times before making their choice.

Instant impact: low

Category B-

Tower 4, Choice 106 – Maxx Crosby, ED, East Michigan

Doubling the passes was a good idea in this draft after the team missed one of the best free agents. That's exactly what Crosby had to do, according to some projections. They are banking on Crosby's potential. He has gained weight throughout his academic career and, at £ 6, £ 255, still has room to expand. He had the second best 3-cone drill and a 20-yard shuttle at the combine. His strength lies in his complete game because he is not just an attacker, he also plays fairly well. He has decent pressure figures, with 38 quick wins and 8 sacks from last season and a combined total of 18 sacks and 72 runs over the past two seasons. Solid choice at this stage of the project.

Instant impact: low

Grade: A

Tower 4, Option 129 – Isaiah Johnson, BC, Houston

They like Johnson's size (6-2, 208) and his speed of 4.4. You rarely see this combination of waist speed in a cornerback. But at this point, it is quite positive. He is below average in all facets of his game and has not dominated as you did not think. He should play in the American Athletic Conference. He is basically a special team guy until further notice and he is a bit too early in the project to attack special teams. A linebacker would have been a good choice here. Tranquill Drue of Notre Dame did with the next choice. Alabama Mack Wilson and Florida Vosean Joseph were part of that choice.

Instant impact: low

Grade: C +

Tower 4, choice 137 – Foster Moreau, TE, LSU

Earlier this month, the Raiders signed striker Luke Willson. Foster Moreau is basically him. A surprising speed when he gets the ball, but he does not get much ball. Mostly it blocks. The end of the race should have been discussed earlier, but they did not have a third round choice, so this boat sailed a while ago. They could not really get through the whole project without shaking hands, so they have their guy here. They hope that Moreau has just not been used as much as it should have been. Oh, and the linebackers that I mentioned? Still there.

Instant impact: low

Category B

Tower 5, Choice 149 – Hunter Renfrow, WR, Clemson

The most amazing thing about Renfrow could be the size of his hands compared to the number of passes he's dropped. His hands are 7 7/8 inches and yet these tiny mittens never let go of the ball. He had a total of two drops from the last two seasons combined with Clemson. And he has not caught less than 73% of the passes in the last three seasons where he helped the Tigers win two national championships. There are more flashy corners, but there are no more effective ones, especially in the red zone. I love this pick in the fifth round to give Derek Carr a potential slot machine. The Raiders exchanged some choices against him and that could have been a wise decision.

Instant impact: high

Grade: A

Tower 7, Choice 230 – Quinton Bell, ED, Prairie View A & M

Mike Mayock essentially confirmed that I thought he had chosen Bell only to stall the truck in the seventh round of the repechage. He added that he thought the Raiders' staff was probably the only scout on Converted Broadcaster Day, but he still expected several teams to pursue him as a non-traded free agent. This seems unlikely, but anyway, it's late in the 7th round. All of these guys are basically unskilled as a free agent, but you want to make sure you will not have to compete with them. They chose Notre Dame's Tevon Coney as an UDFA and no one would have blinked if they had taken that choice, so it does not matter. Maybe Bell will live up to the monstrous physical abilities that Teddy Atlas sees in him. It's at that moment that you go after those little school guys.

Instant impact: low

Category B

Total of choice: 9

High Impact Instant Players: 3

Overall rough note: B-