First five picks are the exact same as my Lil Al… I posted mine six days ago. You stealing shit from me, Paul?!
Paul Gutierrez's 7-round 2026 Raiders mock draft
Raiders.com's Paul Gutierrez dives into a seven-round mock for the Silver and Black as the 2026 Draft approaches.www.raiders.com
You’re f’d.
Some noise about EMW “falling” into the second round. Think it was Rap Sheet saying it very recently like over the past 24 hours.
Wouldn't surprise me at all.
Because Rob’s likely playing a lot of 4-2-5 with 8 (Chinn) near the LOS, rather draft one of the deep FS with good coverage skills later in the draft (or Stukes instead).
Most of what we've read is that he's playing two high safeties.
Then SpyGuy better draft a big DT to help stop the run on 1st and 2nd down. EMW is mostly a better version of Chinn.
Why? We're seemingly playing a 1 gap D.
Agree. I think we'll see a lot of of that type of player. I think Keionte Scott actually fills that big nickel role, though I think that's where Mao did well in 2024 if memory serves.
Hard to stop the run in a nickel with two split safeties with just 6 in the box w/o #Beaf.
Yep, was just musing on the type of player, per se. I absolutely think we need two safeties, though it's a wee bit easier when you don't need a true CFer.
Did Seattle run a lot of big meaty men slapping meat? Actual question, because I think that's more or less the rough blueprint.
Sea didn’t employ a big fatty, no. IDK enough about their run fits in nickel to know whether on 1st and 2nd down they had 6, 7 or 8 in a box, and whether their DT were two-gapping. Just know that Sea reportedly fielded an excellent tackling D.
The simulators appear kind to the Raiders. If it falls like McShay’s board, nobody obvious is there at 2.36. But I’d be pleasantly surprised if SpyGuy selected S/CB Stokes. I’d be beside myself if SpyGuy did not trade up to grab C. Miller who fell to 3.65. Otherwise, it’s Big Citrus or our pick among a number of WR (Brazzell, Fields, Lance, Hurst) to finish Day 2.