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Oakland Raiders: 5 players that make sense at No. 4 overall

By Brad Weiss

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text "THE PICK IS IN" for the Oakland Raiders during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text "THE PICK IS IN" for the Oakland Raiders during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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BATON ROUGE, LA – SEPTEMBER 09: Andraez Williams #29 of the LSU Tigers celebrates an interception with Ed Paris #21 during the first half of a game against the Chattanooga Mocs at Tiger Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LA – SEPTEMBER 09: Andraez Williams #29 of the LSU Tigers celebrates an interception with Ed Paris #21 during the first half of a game against the Chattanooga Mocs at Tiger Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Greedy Williams, Cornerback, LSU

The Raiders got a tremendous lift this season from Gareon Conley, who went from Jon Gruden’s doghouse, to being one of the better cornerbacks in the AFC West. Conley, the Raiders 2017 first round selection, got off to a slow start to his NFL career, and is now officially the CB1 this team has been missing.

This season, the Raiders rolled the dice on two free agents to add depth to the cornerback group, bringing in Rashaan Melvin and Daryl Worley on one-year deals. Worley played very well down the stretch, and is only 24-years old, so the team would be wise to bring him back in 2019.

With the No. 4 overall pick, they could continue to add talent to the group, and Greedy Williams from LSU is the best player in this draft class at the position. He is a guy who could be placed into the starting lineup from day one, and with Conley, Worley, and Williams at the top of the cornerback depth chart, this position all of a sudden becomes a strength moving forward.

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