Recent mock draft has Drew Lock to the Oakland Raiders at No. 4

The Oakland Raiders have plenty of needs on both sides of the ball, but quarterback is not one of them, especially at No. 4 overall.

The Oakland Raiders will head into April’s NFL Draft with the most draft capital of any team in the NFL, as they hold three first round picks, and six picks in the first 106 selections. Overall, they have ten selections, and it is going to take a great draft for this team to start turning around this franchise for the long run.

In the first round, we have seen so many mock drafts over the past couple of weeks, and we will be dropping our post-combine mock draft on Saturday. Looking around, one really stood out on Thursday, as Chad Reuter from NFL.com dropped his third mock of the season, and it was quite shocking who he had the Raiders taking in the first round.

With the No. 4 overall pick, Reuter likes the Raiders to select Missouri quarterback Drew Lock, who Jon Gruden coached during the Senior Bowl. While Lock ended his college career on a high note at Missouri, playing much better down the stretch, seeing him mocked to the Raiders at No. 4 was a serious reach.

At No. 24, Reuter doubles down with the Raiders focusing on their offense in the first round, selecting Iowa tight end Noah Fant. While Fant is an outstanding prospect, he will likely be available later in round one, or even early in round two.

Finally, the analyst likes the Raiders to finish up their 2019 first round with Chris Lindstrom from Boston College, who he feels fellow BC alum Mike Mayock will love. With that move, he likes Kelechi Osemele to be a cap casualty for the Raiders this offseason, so he really went his own way with this mock draft.

Oakland is likely going to focus on their defense in round one, especially with their early picks, so this mock draft is one of the more uncommon I have seen to date. Sure, Lock is going to be a solid NFL quarterback, but the Raiders already have a franchise guy in Derek Carr, and they should focus more on building around him.

I could see the Raiders bringing in some offensive talent late in round one, maybe a wide receiver, or one of the tight ends from Iowa. To think the team would not only blow their No. 4 pick on a quarterback, but disregard the defense with their three first round picks altogether seems like a bit of stretch to me.