NFL Draft: 2018 32-team Round 1 mock, NFL Scouting Combine edition

2018 NFL Draft: Full Round 1 mock for all 32 teams amid NFL Scouting Combine

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: (L-R) Thomas Davis of the Carolina Panthers looks on as Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell speaks during the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) /

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ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 02: Roquan Smith #3 of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts to winning the game MVP trophy after beating the Auburn Tigers in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

9. player. 28. . Inside Linebacker. Georgia. Roquan Smith

Most San Francisco 49ers-specific sites have the Niners winning a coin toss with the Oakland Raiders to determine who winds up getting the No. 9 or 10 overall spot in Round 1.

For the challenge, though, let’s just go ahead and say the Raiders win this.

Defense is of the utmost concern to newly minted head coach Jon Gruden, and general manager Reggie McKenzie will look to find a front-seven talent to pair with prolific EDGE Khalil Mack. A simple way to address this need would be to select Georgia inside linebacker Roquan Smith, who is one of the best defensive players available in this year’s class.

Smith would be a seamless fit in either a 3-4 or 4-3 base scheme and has the kind of playmaking abilities one desires at this position.

Just like that, the Raiders’ front seven is addressed. Onto the secondary for Oakland.