Las Vegas Raiders 2020 Mock Draft: Raiders go on the defensive
By Nick Ellis
As the Oakland Raiders look to kick off their second half of the 2019 NFL season, we dive into our latest 7-round 2020 NFL mock for the Silver and Black.
The Oakland Raiders offense has played solid lately, which begs the question, will the Raiders load up on defensive this draft, or will Jon Gruden continue to build his offense? While the offense has been humming, the Raiders have been very beatable on defense, so expect at least one of their two first round picks to be on that side of the ball.
The Raiders sit at 4-4 this season, giving them the 16th overall pick of the draft in the first round, but the downfall of the Chicago Bears is bringing great benefit to the Raiders, as they currently hold a top ten pick from Chicago. The Bears, who won 12 games last season, have been downright terrible in 2019, and even have a loss against these Raiders in London.
The Raiders hold eight draft picks in 2020, all with which they could go many different directions. The team is improving greatly, but they still have holes at wide receiver, the pass rush, linebacker, and in the secondary.
Here is our latest 2020 NFL mock draft for the Las Vegas Raiders, with the draft order courtesy of tankathon.com.