Raiders 7-round 2022 NFL Mock Draft: Las Vegas goes WR in first

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&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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Nov 27, 2021; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Christian Harris (8) celebrates as he leaves the field after defeating the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Alabama defeated Auburn in four overtimes. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 27, 2021; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Christian Harris (8) celebrates as he leaves the field after defeating the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Alabama defeated Auburn in four overtimes. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports /

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The Las Vegas Raiders made some nice moves at the linebacker spot this offseason, but the biggest was the trade they made for Denzel Perryman right before the season started. In his first season with the Silver and Black, Perryman has gone back to being a Pro Bowl-caliber player and is in line to make the Pro Bowl this season.

Perryman is a tackling machine, but outside of him, there are some real questions when it comes to the linebacker spot next season. Cory Littleton has not worked out since being given so much money to come to Las Vegas from the Los Angeles Rams, and Nicholas Morrow is entering a free agency year.

That brings us to the Raiders’ second-round pick in this mock draft in the player of Christian Harris from Alabama. Harris is incredibly athletic and plays like a heat-seeking missile, so having him teamed with Perryman and whoever is back in 2022 would upgrade the Raiders at the linebacker spot significantly.