For the Raiders, with 1 game against Denver remaining, it looks like they'll be selecting either 4th or 5th in the upcoming draft. There are quite a few players that the Raiders would do well to draft in that range, most notably underclassmen pass rush help in Nebraska's Randy Gregory or Southern California's Leonard Williams. Oakland should also be in the running for Alabama WR Amari Cooper.
There is a good amount of talent in this year's Senior group and its not yet certain if the Raiders will be active in the upcoming Senior Bowl week. It is worth noting that 4 of last year's seniors who participated have all contributed this season (QB Derek Carr, OG Gabe Jackson, DT Justin Ellis, CB Keith McGill) with 3 of them looking like cornerstones for the franchise moving forward. In 2013, the Raiders staff coached in the Senior Bowl and came away drafting Sio Moore and TE Mychael Rivera. Moore was one of the players that were singled out that week in relation to the Raiders.
If Reggie McKenzie stays on board after the season, expect to have the Raiders scouting department to continue the trend of drafting at least 2 or more prospects playing in the Senior Bowl.
Its too early to say who the Raiders will be interested in, but based on need, the Raiders are expected to go after pass catchers and pass rushers early. Secondary and offensive line would also be areas of need.
So based on that, my short list of favorite Senior Bowl prospects for the Raiders:
LB Denzel Perryman Miami
DT Michael Bennett Ohio State
DT Danny Shelton Washington
WR Kevin White West Virginia
WR Josh Harper Fresno State
RB David Cobb Minnesota
DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa UCLA
DE Bud Dupree Kentucky
OG Laken Tomlinson Duke
S Cody Prewitt Ole Miss
DE Preston Smith Mississippi State
The one senior prospect that I was hoping to play in the Senior Bowl is Louisville DeVante Parker. Parker has decided to forgo Senior Bowl week to prepare for the NFL Draft. Parker was injured at the beginning of the year with a broken foot and missed the first 7 games but still managed to put up over 700 yards in 5 games. Parker has very good speed and has plus measurables along wtih a massive catch radius.
Ameer AbdullahNebraskaRB5'9190Big Ten
Adrian AmosPenn StateS6'0215Big Ten
Dres AndersonUtahWR6'1187Pac-12
Stephone AnthonyClemsonILB6'2245ACC
Cameron Artis-PayneAuburnRB5'10210SEC
Michael BennettOhio StateDT6'2288Big Ten
E.J. BibbsIowa StateTE6'3252Big 12
Nick BoyleDelawareTE6'5273FCS
Shane CardenEast CarolinaQB6'2218AAC
Joe CardonaNavyLS6'3236IND- Imoan ClaiborneNorthwestern St. LADC5'11187FCS
T.J. ClemmingsPittsburghOT6'5305ACC- Sammie CoatesAuburnWR6'2200SEC
David CobbMinnesotaRB5'11225Big Ten
La'el CollinsLSUOT6'5315SEC- Corey CrawfordClemsonDE6'5270ACC
Jamison CrowderDukeWR5'9175ACC
Carl DavisIowaDT6'4315Big Ten
Devante DavisUNLVWR6'3215MWC
Quandre DiggsTexasDC5'10200Big 12- Reese DismukesAuburnOC6'3298SEC
Phillip DorsettMiamiWR5'10185ACC
Kurtis DrummondMichigan StateS6'1200Big Ten
Alvin "Bud" DupreeKentuckyDE6'3252SEC
Andrew EastVanderbiltLS6'2236SEC
Ifo Ekpre-OlomuOregonDC5'9195Pac-12
Cameron ErvingFlorida StateOT6'5320ACC
Kaleb EullsMississippi StateDT6'3295SEC- Jake FisherOregonOT6'5292Pac-12
Trey FlowersArkansasDE6'3262SEC
Jalston FowlerAlabamaFB6'1250SEC
Andy GallikBoston CollegeOC6'2299ACC
Clayton GeathersCentral FloridaS6'2208AAC
Markus GoldenMissouriDE6'2260SEC
Senquez GolsonOle MissDC5'9180SEC- Doran GrantOhio StateDC5'10193Big Ten
- Hroniss GrasuOregonOC6'3298Pac-12
Garrett GraysonColorado StateQB6'2220MWC- Rashad GreeneFlorida StateWR6'0180ACC
Geneo GrissomOklahomaDE6'4263Big 12- Ladarius GunterMiamiDC6'2198ACC
- Justin HardyEast CarolinaWR5'11186AAC
Josh HarperFresno StateWR6'1184MWC
Anthony HarrisVirginiaS6'0190ACC
Rob HavensteinWisconsinOT6'8330Big Ten- Jeff HeuermanOhio StateTE6'5255Big Ten
- Jordan HicksTexasOLB6'1234Big 12
Zach HodgesHarvardOLB6'3245Ivy League- Mike HullPenn StateOLB6'0232Big Ten
- Tre' JacksonFlorida StateOG6'4330ACC
- Grady JarrettClemsonDT6'0290ACC
- David JohnsonNorthern IowaRB6'1215FCS
Kevin JohnsonWake ForestDC6'0185ACC
Hau'oli KikahaWashingtonDE6'3260Pac-12
Ben KoyackNotre DameTE6'4261IND- Jeremy LangfordMichigan StateRB5'11206Big Ten
- Dezmin LewisCentral ArkansasWR6'4210FCS
- Tony LippettMichigan StateWR6'3190Big Ten
Tyler LockettKansas StateWR5'11175Big 12- Kyle LoomisPortland StatePT6'2210FCS
Donatella LuckettHardingWR6'0210Division II
Justin MantonLouisiana MonroePK6'1194Sun Belt
Ali MarpetHobartOT6'4310Division III- Josue MatiasFlorida StateOG6'5322ACC
Lorenzo MauldinLouisvilleOLB6'4252ACC
Vince MayleWashington StateWR6'3219Pac-12
Joey MbuHoustonDT6'3312AAC
Ty MontgomeryStanfordWR6'1215Pac-12- Robert MyersTennessee St.OG6'5305FCS
- Connor NeighborsLSUFB5'11230SEC
Steven NelsonOregon StateDC5'10192Pac-12- Nick O'LearyFlorida StateTE6'3248ACC
- Tom ObarskiConcordia MNPK5'11185Division II
Owamagbe OdighizuwaUCLADE6'3270Pac-12- Nate OrchardUtahDE6'4255Pac-12
- Denzel PerrymanMiamiILB5'11240ACC
- Cody PrewittOle MissS6'2215SEC
Hayes PullardUSCILB6'0230Pac-12
Damarious RandallArizona StateS5'11190Pac-12
Quinten RollinsMiami (Ohio)DC6'0203MAC- Eric RoweUtahDC6'1201Pac-12
- Ty SambrailoColorado StateOT6'5310MWC
- Danny SheltonWashingtonDT6'1339Pac-12
- Blake SimsAlabamaQB6'0208SEC
D'Joun SmithFlorida AtlanticDC5'10190C-USA- Derron SmithFresno StateS5'11200MWC
- Preston SmithMississippi StateDE6'6267SEC
- Martrell SpaightArkansasOLB6'2230SEC
- Jaquiski TarttSamfordS6'1218FCS
- Laken TomlinsonDukeOG6'3325ACC
- Lynden TrailNorfolk StateOLB6'6260FCS
- Louis Trinca-PasatIowaDT6'2290Big Ten
- Tyler VargaYaleFB5'11225FCS
Kevin WhiteTCUDC5'9174Big 12
Kevin WhiteWest VirginiaWR6'3210Big 12- Daryl WilliamsOklahomaOT6'5321Big 12
Ramik WilsonGeorgiaILB6'2232SEC- Gabe WrightAuburnDT6'2290SEC
