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2019 NFL Mock Draft: Attacking and protecting young quarterbacks

By George Stockburger

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 05: Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks looks to pass in the first quarter against the USC Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 5, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 05: Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks looks to pass in the first quarter against the USC Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 5, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images) /
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STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 21: Rashan Gary #3 of the Michigan Wolverines reacts after stopping the Penn State Nittany Lions on October 21, 2017 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 21: Rashan Gary #3 of the Michigan Wolverines reacts after stopping the Penn State Nittany Lions on October 21, 2017 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

Rashan Gary. 5. player. 28. . DL. Michigan

After making the hilariously ill-advised decision to trade superstar pass rusher Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears, the Oakland Raiders are looking for a new identity defensively.

They are really looking for a new identity as a team in general, and Jon Gruden seems determined to make sure his DNA is all over it.

The Raiders, in this situation, miss out on the top two defensive players in the draft in Nick Bosa and Ed Oliver and Rashan Gary is not a bad consolation prize.

He is capable of playing inside and outside and will make his living at the next level by living in the offensive backfield.

He’s a tremendous interior rusher and a very strong player who would help the Raiders a ton. Pairing him up with his former Wolverines teammate Maurice Hurst is not a bad idea either.

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