Oakland Raiders 2017 Mock Draft: McCaffrey Coming

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October 22, 2016; Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardinal running back Christian McCaffrey (5) runs past Colorado Buffaloes defensive back Ryan Moeller (25, bottom) and linebacker Rick Gamboa (32, top right) during the fourth quarter at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

player. 28. Latavius Murray appears to have improved from last year but he’s getting less carries. He will be a free agent and could be the Lamar Miller of free agency this coming offseason. So we can’t be too sure that Murray will come back with the Raiders next year. So with their first pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, the Raiders get themselves a superstar at the position. McCaffrey is that star that could make plays for the team in a multitude of ways. As a runner, he can break tackles inside but it’s his broken-field running that makes him special. The Raiders offensive would constantly get him into the broken field and McCaffrey knows what to do from there. Speaking of the broken field, he’ll be a killer in the screen game or on short passes. He can line up out wide, in the slot or simply catch passes out of the backfield. The Raiders like to empty the backfield in their regular personnel package and McCaffrey is a good fit there. McCaffrey can also beat a guy deep with his blazing speed in the vertical game. Adding McCaffrey would almost be as good as putting a young Marcus Allen in this offense.. RB. Stanford. Christian McCaffrey. 1

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