In order to keep up with the best teams in the AFC, the Raiders have to get faster this offseason. The middle of their defense was too slow at points this season and it’s one of the reasons they failed to beat teams like the Chiefs and Bengals.
One of the best players in all of college football last year was Nakobe Dean. The All-American linebacker was the leader of the Georgia defense that won the national championship and he is expected to be a first-round pick.
In a recent mock draft by Michael Renner of Pro Football Focus, he mocked Dean to the Raiders at pick No. 22. Here is his reasoning behind the possible pairing:
