Roger Gowens from Arkansas asks:
“What unit of the defense do you see adding the most players in the draft?”
I could see the Raiders being active for linebackers in the draft.
First, the Silver and Black currently have six linebackers on the roster. Out of those six, Robert Spillane, Divine Deablo and Luke Masterson have the most experience – starting at least seven games in their NFL careers. Depth at this position could go a long way come Training Camp.
Secondly, the linebackers in this year’s draft class are pretty damn good. The Raiders could easily find some Day 2 or Day 3 gems in the likes of First Team All-Pac-12 Daiyan Henley from Washington State, First Team All-SEC linebacker Henry To’oTo’o from Alabama or Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Jack Campbell from Iowa.
Two sleeper linebackers on my radar are Cincinnati’s Ivan Pace Jr. and Texas’ DeMarvion Overshown. Both looked impressive at the Senior Bowl in February, with Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham getting an up close look at the two. Pace is the reigning AAC Defensive Player of the Year and Overshown is a safety-to-linebacker convert with 30.5 tackles for loss in five seasons as a Longhorn.
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