The Raiders have to improve their defense this season as they were one of the worst run-units in the NFL. Whenever Johnathan Hankins was out of the lineup, they really struggled to stop the run.
Going into the 2022 offseason, Hankins is scheduled to be a free agent and the Raiders might move on considering the new regime. He’ll turn 30 this month and could have a decent size market. If he does leave, the Raiders will have to address defensive tackle early in the 2022 NFL Draft.
In a recent mock draft by Bucky Brooks of NFL Media, he has the Raiders selecting Jordan Davis, a defensive tackle from Georgia at pick No. 22. Here is why he believes Davis would make a ton of sense for the Raiders in the middle of their defense: