For the most part, the mock drafts for the Raiders have looked about the same over the past two months. Typically, mock drafters give the Raiders a wide receiver at pick No. 12 (usually CeeDee Lamb or Jerry Judy) and then a linebacker at pick No. 19.
However, one position that hasn’t gotten enough attention from mock drafters is cornerback. The Raiders have just one reliable cornerback, and that is second-year defensive back Trayvon Mullen. Whether it be in free agency or through the draft, the Raiders need to add talent and depth to this position.
In a recent mock draft Doug Farrar of the Touchdown Wire, he mocked cornerback Trevon Diggs to the Raiders at pick No. 19. Take a look at what Farrar thinks about the player and the potential fit in Las Vegas:
Diggs, the younger brother of Vikings star receiver Stefon Diggs, also has a receiving background, which adds to his understanding in zone and match concepts, and he’s able to use his size (6-foot-2, 207 pounds) to affect routes off the line and high-point for interceptions and deflections. He’s not who you want trailing speed receivers down the seam, but he works well as a boundary guy in an embryonic Richard Sherman sense and can improve coverage in the short and intermediate passing game. Diggs is the kind of defender the Raiders need.
NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein compared Diggs to Aqib Talib in his scouting profile, as he has the perfect blend of height, weight, and speed for an outside cornerback. If the Raiders can’t address cornerback in free agency, look for Diggs to be a potential option in the second half of the first round.
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