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2017 Oakland Raiders Mock Draft: Need For Speed

By Carl Cockerham

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
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 /
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Oct 17, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; Oregon Ducks running back Royce Freeman (21) rushes against the Washington Huskies during the fourth quarter at Husky Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 17, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; Oregon Ducks running back Royce Freeman (21) rushes against the Washington Huskies during the fourth quarter at Husky Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports /

RB. Oregon. Royce Freeman. 2. player. 28. In 2015, Royce Freeman bested Dallas Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott in every rushing stat except TDs. Then in 2016, he was banged up, leading to a disappointing 2016 season in which his production dropped. He failed to surpass 50 yards rushing in a four-game stretch in the middle of last season. <p>So his grade dropped from a first-round grade down to a second-to-third-round grade. After he was benched (to start) against USC, he got it together to rush for 100-plus yards in each of his last three games. But an RB can’t do that heading into the draft so the Raiders take him in Round, 2.</p> <p>The 5’11”, 230 pounder has the elusiveness, speed and power to do what Elliott is doing for the Cowboys. Run him behind the Raiders’ offensive line with a clean Bill of health and Freeman definitely would. OC Bill Musgrave doesn’t seem to like giving current RB Latavius Murray the ball very much.</p> <p>Musgrave is run first by nature so we have to wonder if Murray is the guy he wants to run with. But with the undeniable talent Freeman has, Musgrave would give the ball to Freeman plenty. And the Chiefs can’t stop the run so the Raiders would be built for them in any kind of weather.</p>

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