Best players available for Raiders needs as NFL Draft enters Round 3

The second round is done. The Raiders either resisted the urge to jump up or found no takers for what they had to offer. So, we enter the third round. Here are the top players available for Raiders’ needs. Their first pick in the third is at 80 …

The second round is done. The Raiders either resisted the urge to jump up or found no takers for what they had to offer. So, we enter the third round. Here are the top players available for Raiders’ needs.

Their first pick in the third is at 80 overall, which is 16 picks in. So let’s start with a top 15 available at positions of need.

  1. LB Zack Baun
  2. LB Akeem-Davis Gaither
  3. S Terrell Burgess
  4. LB Troy Dye
  5. RB Zack Moss
  6. WR Tyler Johnson
  7. G John Simpson
  8. LB Malik Harrison
  9. WR Bryan Edwards
  10. WR KJ Hill
  11. S Geno Stone
  12. S K’Von Wallace
  13. G Jonah Jackson
  14. WR Gabriel Davis
  15. RB Darrynton Evans

Linebackers

  1. Zack Baun, Wisconsin
  2. Akeem Davis-Gaither, Appalachian State
  3. Troy Dye, Oregon
  4. Malik Harrison, Ohio State

Safeties

  1. Terrell Burgess, Utah
  2. Geno Stone, Iowa
  3. K’Von Wallace, Clemson
  4. Brandon Jones, Texas

Wide receivers

  1. Bryan Edwards, South Carolina
  2. Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
  3. KJ Hill, Ohio State
  4. Gabriel Davis, UCF
  5. John Hightower, Boise State

4. Running back

  1. Zack Moss, Utah
  2. Darrynton Evans, Appalachian State
  3. Eno Benjamin, Arizona St
  4. Josh Kelley, UCLA
  5. James Robinson, Illinois State

5. Guards

  1. John Simpson, Clemson
  2. Damien Lewis, LSU
  3. Jonah Jackson, Ohio State
  4. Netane Muti, Fresno State
Day three
  1. Ben Bredeson, Michigan
  2. Shane Lemieux, Oregon
  3. Kevin Dotson, Louisiana
  4. Logan Stenberg, Kentucky
  5. Cameron Clark, Charlotte