Raiders 2022 NFL Draft: 5 athletic gems to find on Day 3

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 25: A sign displays that the lights surrounding the Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas sign are silver and black for the Las Vegas Raiders during a kick-off event celebrating the 2022 NFL Draft on April 25, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) /

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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 06: Zyon Mccollum #DB24 of the Sam Houston State Bearkats runs a drill during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 06, 2022, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /

Raiders 2022 NFL Draft: 5 athletic gems to find on Day 3

Zyon McCollum (RAS Score:10)

Consensus RK #107

If you pay close attention to draft coverage, you’ll hear the term “freak athlete” attributed to specific draft prospects. It is often overused, but that is not the case for Sam Houston State’s Zyon McCollum.

When it comes to athletic testing, you can’t be built any better than McCollum. Kent Lee Platte has designed a Relative Athletic Score metric that gauges a player’s athletic abilities relative to their position. And for McCollum, he scored a perfect 10.

McCollum is only ranked #108 on the consensus big board despite that physical ability. Coming from Sam Houston State, most analysts believe he still has a lot to learn in terms of timing and technique. However, the tools are evident, and the ball production was there in college as well (13 Ints & 54 PD), so he could be an ideal target for the Raiders.

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