Raiders 7-round 2022 NFL Mock Draft: Raiders regain their speed

Raiders 7-round 2022 NFL Mock Draft: Raiders regain their speed

15.  Jameson Williams – Wide Receiver, Alabama

The loss of Henry Ruggs has been a massive blow to the Raiders’ offense, and they will need to find another consistent downfield threat to open up the defense. Luckily for them, Alabama has another speedster in the pipeline with Jameson Williams.

After transferring from a loaded wide receiver group at Ohio State, Williams has shown at Alabama that he’s just as elite as his former teammates. When you hear the phrase “speed kills” (shoutout to Cliff Branch), it refers to a player like Williams. No one in this upcoming draft class can match his level of speed and acceleration and if you need a visual illustration, just watch the SEC championship versus Georgia.

He simply makes the best defense in college football that’s loaded with future NFL players look slow.

Whatever direction the Raiders go this offseason, they will still need a player like Williams. He is averaging 21.3 yards per catch this season, and despite being an elite deep threat, he is also a guy that can take a screen pass and create yards after the catch.

It sounds like an easy choice to go with another Alabama player, but that shouldn’t play a factor when drafting. Take the best player available, and if it comes from the top school in the sports more often than not, that’s just another sign of Nick Saban’s greatness.