NFL power rankings: Post-2019 NFL Draft breakdown for all 32 teams
By Peter Panacy
team. 28. . . Previous: . Oakland Raiders. 27
| Rnd | Player | Pick | Pos | College/Univ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clelin Ferrell | 4 | DE | Clemson |
| 1 | Josh Jacobs | 24 | RB | Alabama |
| 1 | Johnathan Abram | 27 | S | Mississippi St. |
| 2 | Trayvon Mullen | 40 | CB | Clemson |
| 4 | Maxx Crosby | 106 | DE | East. Michigan |
| 4 | Isaiah Johnson | 129 | CB | Houston |
| 4 | Foster Moreau | 137 | TE | LSU |
| 5 | Hunter Renfrow | 149 | WR | Clemson |
| 7 | Quinton Bell | 230 | DE | Prairie View |
Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 5/1/2019.
The Oakland Raiders take a bit of a hit in our NFL power rankings despite some good picks in the first two rounds of the draft.
Why? Well, let’s just compare what the Raiders lost in 2018 to what they’re getting back in return. And, more importantly, where those players ended up being selected by first-year general manager Mike Mayock and Co.
Oakland picked up its extra two first-round NFL Draft picks by dishing off EDGE Khalil Mack and wide receiver Amari Cooper — two of its best assets entering 2018 — to the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys, respectively. In return, Clemson’s Clelin Ferrell and Alabama’s Josh Jacobs are poised to make up the difference.
The problem, though, is Ferrell wasn’t exactly viewed as a top-10 player entering this year’s draft. Jacobs, arguably this year’s best running back, could have been supplanted by a good mid rounder, allowing the Raiders to continue their focus on a hapless defense.
Hopefully defensive backs Johnathan Abram and Trayvon Mullen end a long trend of failed Raiders’ draft additions to the secondary in recent years.
Oakland takes a hit here because it failed to maximize the level of talent possible in return for dishing off two of its best stars. If it works, great. But there’s an awful lot to prove.
We’ll see if wide receiver Antonio Brown winds up being a difference maker, too.