2021 7-round NFL Mock Draft: Las Vegas Raiders strike gold at pick No. 17

The Las Vegas Raiders still have their issues in the secondary, this after not doing anything in terms of both cornerback or safety in free agency. At cornerback, the team used a first-round pick on the position group in 2020, bringing in Damon Arnette, but the jury is still out on him entering Year 2.

Outside of Trayvon Mullen, cornerback as a whole is a real question mark, though guys like Arnette, Amik Robertson, and Isaiah Johnson will get a chance to step up in 2021. Still, if Paulson Adebo is still around when the Raiders pick their first of two consecutive picks in the third round this year, he is a guy they have to think long and hard about.

Adebo was considered a first-round talent a few years back, and though he opted out last season, all you have to do is look at tape from his redshirt freshman season, where he led the country in pass breakups. He has a great nose for the ball, is excellent in coverage, and would be a nice complement to Mullen on the outside.