Should the Raiders draft a cornerback or wide receiver at pick No. 12

Making the case for cornerback

The strength of this year’s draft is at the wide receiver position.  It’s the deepest, most talented group we’ve seen in 20 years. And because of that, the Raiders can pass on a wide receiver at 12, and instead address the cornerback position if they so choose to.

There is only one truly elite, shutdown corner in the draft and that is Jeffery Okudah of Ohio State.  After him, CJ Henderson of Florida is viewed as CB2, and then the talent takes a dramatic fall, which makes trying to add Henderson a real possibility.

Kristian Fulton, Jeff Gladney, Trevon Diggs, Jaylon Johnson, and AJ Terrell are the corners who could hear their names called next in no particular order. Taking advantage of the depth at wide receiver by selecting CJ Henderson at 12 and rolling the dice that a Henry Ruggs falls to pick 19 could be worth the gamble for the Las Vegas Raiders, no pun intended.

The big unknown with all of this is how Mayock has his board stacked and differentiates all of these talents. For us as fans this is what makes the draft so fun.  Luckily, all these questions will soon be answered.