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Oakland Raiders 2018 NFL Draft, Week 13: 5 first-round targets

By John Buhler

ATHENS, GA - NOVEMBER 4: A. J. Turner No. 25 of the South Carolina Gamecocks is tackled by Roquan Smith No. 3 of the Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATHENS, GA - NOVEMBER 4: A. J. Turner No. 25 of the South Carolina Gamecocks is tackled by Roquan Smith No. 3 of the Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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RALEIGH, NC – NOVEMBER 25: Bradley Chubb No. 9 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack reacts after a win against the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at Carter Finley Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina State won 33-21. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – NOVEMBER 25: Bradley Chubb No. 9 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack reacts after a win against the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at Carter Finley Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina State won 33-21. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

Before Roquan Smith popped in the eyes of scouts, another college football star with Georgia roots emerged as a top-10 lock this season in North Carolina State Wolfpack edge player Bradley Chubb. He’s going to get drafted higher than his cousin Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb.

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Chubb has played in 40 games for the Wolfpack in Raleigh. He has 198 career total tackles (100 solo, 98 assists), a ridiculous 54.5 tackles for a loss of yardage, 25.0 quarterback sacks, six forced fumbles, four passes defended, one fumble recovery and an interception.

At 6-foot-4, 275 pounds, Chubb has all the measurables that NFL scouts could ever hope to find out of an edge player. You could put him at outside linebacker, defensive end and maybe even some snaps at 3-technique in obvious passing downs if you really want to see Chubb take flight.

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This is a guy that could be a Pro Bowler from the jump if put in the right situation. It would be shocking to see him fall out of the top-10, much less land to the Raiders picking in the teens. Is he a guy worth trading up for? Maybe, but no doubt Chubb is going to make somebody’s front-seven really good for a long time. Could that be with the Raiders? We’ll see.

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