Round 3, pick No. 91 – Troy Dye, LB, Oregon
With newly signed Nick Kwiatkoski pegged as the middle linebacker and Cory Littleton manning one of the outside linebacker spots, that leave the Raiders with a need at the other outside linebacker spot. What Paul Guenther values from his linebackers is the trend of the NFL and that’s coverage ability. That’s something Dye does very well.
The 6-3, 230-pounder is one of the best coverage linebackers in this draft, so it’s certainly possible some team will have him much higher on their board than this. With the Raiders having three picks in the third round, they have to decide if they have three prospects in mind for the round, just who they think is more likely to still be on the board ten picks after the other two.
Dye grew up in Norco California which is about three hours south of Las Vegas right on I-15, so being drafted by the Raiders would mean he gets to start his pro career close to home.
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