The problem with Bill Barnwell’s proposal is that the Raiders should still have the pick of a number of very good offensive tackles at No. 13. The only way this scenario would make sense is if Notre Dame’s Joe Alt fell to No. 8.
In Peter Schrager’s recent mock draft for NFL.com, there’s one offensive tackle taken in the first 12 picks. That would give the Raiders the chance to draft the second-best offensive tackle on the board, which Schrager believes is Penn State’s Olumuyiwa Fashanu.
“The Raiders need to build up the offense in this draft,” Schrager wrote in an April 16 mock draft. “Continuing to fortify the O-line makes a lot of sense. Tom Telesco hit on most of his first-round picks as general manager of the Chargers; now he’s looking to do the same with the rival Raiders. Fashanu might have the highest upside of all these tackle prospects.”
The Raiders likely don’t need to trade up if they hope to add offensive tackle help in the first round.
Austin Boyd has covered the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Lakers for Heavy.com since 2019. A Los Angeles native now based in Las Vegas, his featured work at Heavy includes interviews with NFL stars Darren Waller and Joe Montana, and a behind-the-scenes look at “The Shop.” More about Austin Boyd
“The Raiders need to build up the offense in this draft,” Schrager wrote in an April 16 mock draft. “Continuing to fortify the O-line makes a lot of sense. Tom Telesco hit on most of his first-round picks as general manager of the Chargers; now he’s looking to do the same with the rival Raiders. Fashanu might have the highest upside of all these tackle prospects.”
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