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Raiders 7-round 2020 mock draft: Vegas trades back, adds second

By Nick Ellis

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
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 /
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COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 09: Javon Kinlaw #3 of the South Carolina Gamecocks warms up before their game against the Appalachian State Mountaineers at Williams-Brice Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 09: Javon Kinlaw #3 of the South Carolina Gamecocks warms up before their game against the Appalachian State Mountaineers at Williams-Brice Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) /

Javon Kinlaw. 12. player. 850. . Defensive Lineman. Gamecocks

Javon Kinlaw is one of the most explosive defensive linemen in the draft, and after the combine, his draft stock will likely rise. The Raiders have a solid group of defensive tackles, but all but Maurice Hurst lack the ability to get to the quarterback, and even he is not great at it.

Putting Kinlaw on the inside, along with Crosby on the outside, the Raiders will generate a great, young pass rush that could be dominant for years to come. Kinlaw has everything you could ask for, from speed, to length, to power, and would be an excellent get at No. 12 overall.

In addition, Kinlaw is one of the more versatile defensive linemen in this draft class, and could be schemed all over the Raiders defensive line in 2020. This is a group that showed major improvement over the 2018 season, but in Kinlaw, they get what could be the final piece of the puzzle up front on the defensive side of the ball.

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