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 Abdullah
NebraskaRB5'9190Big TenAdrian Amos
Penn StateS6'0215Big TenDres Anderson
UtahWR6'1187Pac-12Stephone Anthony
ClemsonILB6'2245ACCCameron Artis-Payne
AuburnRB5'10210SECMichael Bennett
Ohio StateDT6'2288Big TenE.J. Bibbs
Iowa StateTE6'3252Big 12Nick Boyle
DelawareTE6'5273FCSShane Carden
East CarolinaQB6'2218AACJoe Cardona
NavyLS6'3236IND- Northwestern St. LADC5'11187FCS
T.J. Clemmings
PittsburghOT6'5305ACC- AuburnWR6'2200SEC
David Cobb
MinnesotaRB5'11225Big TenLa'el Collins
LSUOT6'5315SEC- ClemsonDE6'5270ACC
Jamison Crowder
DukeWR5'9175ACCCarl Davis
IowaDT6'4315Big TenDevante Davis
UNLVWR6'3215MWCQuandre Diggs
TexasDC5'10200Big 12- AuburnOC6'3298SEC
Phillip Dorsett
MiamiWR5'10185ACCKurtis Drummond
Michigan StateS6'1200Big TenAlvin "Bud" Dupree
KentuckyDE6'3252SECAndrew East
VanderbiltLS6'2236SECIfo Ekpre-Olomu
OregonDC5'9195Pac-12Cameron Erving
Florida StateOT6'5320ACCKaleb Eulls
Mississippi StateDT6'3295SEC- OregonOT6'5292Pac-12
Trey Flowers
ArkansasDE6'3262SECJalston Fowler
AlabamaFB6'1250SECAndy Gallik
Boston CollegeOC6'2299ACCClayton Geathers
Central FloridaS6'2208AACMarkus Golden
MissouriDE6'2260SECSenquez Golson
Ole MissDC5'9180SEC- Ohio StateDC5'10193Big Ten
- OregonOC6'3298Pac-12
Garrett Grayson
Colorado StateQB6'2220MWC- Florida StateWR6'0180ACC
Geneo Grissom
OklahomaDE6'4263Big 12- MiamiDC6'2198ACC
- East CarolinaWR5'11186AAC
Josh Harper
Fresno StateWR6'1184MWCAnthony Harris
VirginiaS6'0190ACCRob Havenstein
WisconsinOT6'8330Big Ten- Ohio StateTE6'5255Big Ten
- TexasOLB6'1234Big 12
Zach Hodges
HarvardOLB6'3245Ivy League- Penn StateOLB6'0232Big Ten
- Florida StateOG6'4330ACC
- ClemsonDT6'0290ACC
- Northern IowaRB6'1215FCS
Kevin Johnson
Wake ForestDC6'0185ACCHau'oli Kikaha
WashingtonDE6'3260Pac-12Ben Koyack
Notre DameTE6'4261IND- Michigan StateRB5'11206Big Ten
- Central ArkansasWR6'4210FCS
- Michigan StateWR6'3190Big Ten
Tyler Lockett
Kansas StateWR5'11175Big 12- Portland StatePT6'2210FCS
Donatella Luckett
HardingWR6'0210Division IIJustin Manton
Louisiana MonroePK6'1194Sun BeltAli Marpet
HobartOT6'4310Division III- Florida StateOG6'5322ACC
Lorenzo Mauldin
LouisvilleOLB6'4252ACCVince Mayle
Washington StateWR6'3219Pac-12Joey Mbu
HoustonDT6'3312AACTy Montgomery
StanfordWR6'1215Pac-12- Tennessee St.OG6'5305FCS
- LSUFB5'11230SEC
Steven Nelson
Oregon StateDC5'10192Pac-12- Florida StateTE6'3248ACC
- Concordia MNPK5'11185Division II
Owamagbe Odighizuwa
UCLADE6'3270Pac-12- UtahDE6'4255Pac-12
- MiamiILB5'11240ACC
- Ole MissS6'2215SEC
Hayes Pullard
USCILB6'0230Pac-12Damarious Randall
Arizona StateS5'11190Pac-12Quinten Rollins
Miami (Ohio)DC6'0203MAC- UtahDC6'1201Pac-12
- Colorado StateOT6'5310MWC
- WashingtonDT6'1339Pac-12
- AlabamaQB6'0208SEC
D'Joun Smith
Florida AtlanticDC5'10190C-USA- Fresno StateS5'11200MWC
- Mississippi StateDE6'6267SEC
- ArkansasOLB6'2230SEC
- SamfordS6'1218FCS
- DukeOG6'3325ACC
- Norfolk StateOLB6'6260FCS
- IowaDT6'2290Big Ten
- YaleFB5'11225FCS
Kevin White
TCUDC5'9174Big 12Kevin White
West VirginiaWR6'3210Big 12- OklahomaOT6'5321Big 12
Ramik Wilson
GeorgiaILB6'2232SEC- AuburnDT6'2290SEC
