Lindenwood. Connor Harris. 7. player. 28. We now know that ILB Ben Heeney is not the guy so the Raiders picked up Perry Riley. That was a great pickup and Bruce Irvin may be headed inside with him when Aldon Smith gets going. The Raiders need more depth inside now because we don’t want to see Heeney in there.
<p>So here in the seventh round, they give a small-school guy a chance to prove his worth. DC Ken Norton Jr. likes athletic LBs and Connor Harris of Lindenwood fits the mold here. At 5’11”, 243 pounds he dropped jaws at Lindenwood’s junior pro day with his speed and athleticism.</p>
<p>He was faster than DeDe Dorsey, who ran a 4.44 in his 40-yard dash before he played in the NFL. With that athleticism, Harris has versatility, averaging 8.4 yards on 37 carries on offense. But on defense, he is the 2015 MIAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team All-American.</p>
<p>Harris went into this season just 22 tackles away from the NCAA Division II career tackles record. He’s 55 stops away from breaking the career tackles record for every level of the NCAA. From that, you can see he’s worth a look to see if he can at least provide depth at LB.<br />
</p>. ILB