2017 Oakland Raiders Mock Draft: Need For Speed

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Nov 26, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans defensive back Adoree Jackson (2) celebrates during a NCAA football game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

The Oakland Raiders have made themselves strong on both sides of the line of scrimmage. Now, the team needs to get faster, especially to keep up with the Kansas city Chiefs.

In 1966, the Kansas City Chiefs won the old AFL for the right to go to the Super Bowl. That left the Oakland Raiders to figure out how to overcome the Chiefs. They had trouble with DT Buck Buchanan so they drafted OG Gene Upshaw to block him.

They also had trouble with 6’3″ WR Otis Taylor so they traded for 6’1″ CB Willie Brown, to cover him. And in 1967, the Raiders won the AFL to go to the Super Bowl. Now, here we are 50 years later and they have come full circle.

The Raiders are once again trying to overcome the Chiefs and ironically, they need speed to do so. They’re deep on both sides of the line of scrimmage, having played without multiple starters. The O-line held up under injuries at right tackle and left guard.

The D-line has improved without their two best interior lineman for all of and a big chunk of the year respectively. So the Raiders need should draft for speed in the 2017 NFL Draft. The secondary especially needs it to match the Chiefs’ speed outside.

Turn the page to see who they should pick as a result.

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