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2019 Oakland Raiders mock draft: Rebuilding the foundation

By Sayre Bedinger

COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 1: Nick Bosa #97 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates after recovering a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown in the second quarter against the Oregon State Beavers at Ohio Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 1: Nick Bosa #97 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates after recovering a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown in the second quarter against the Oregon State Beavers at Ohio Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 14: Arden Key of the Oakland Raiders sings his national anthem ahead of kick off uring the NFL International Series game between Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders at Wembley Stadium on October 14, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 14: Arden Key of the Oakland Raiders sings his national anthem ahead of kick off uring the NFL International Series game between Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders at Wembley Stadium on October 14, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /

The Oakland Raiders are taking on a complete rebuild as their move to Las Vegas looms. Who will they target in the 2019 NFL Draft?

What has gone on with the Oakland Raiders since Jon Gruden was hired on as the team’s head coach for 10 years, $100 million is absolutely crazy.

Gruden has come in and, along with Reggie McKenzie and Mark Davis, turned the Raiders’ roster upside down. They let go of some key players who were part of the Raiders’ playoff run in 2016 prior to free agency and filled a lot of their roster holes with older players or veterans who had been productive in the past but have been ineffective in recent years.

The Raiders hoped the experienced players would push the rest of the roster and they would be able to compete sooner than later, but whatever the new coaching staff and front office saw over the course of the offseason led them to the decision to blow the roster up, starting with the best player the Raiders have had since Gruden’s last stint with the team, Khalil Mack.

Mack is a true superstar in today’s NFL, and he netted the Raiders two future first round picks (and more).

More recently, Gruden and the Raiders traded wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys for yet another first-round pick, pretty well cementing the fans’ excitement level shifting mainly from the 2018 season to the 2019 NFL Draft.

With three first-round picks in 2019, it’s hard to blame them. The future of the Raiders depends largely on what the team does with those picks, and  that will only be year two of the 10-year Gruden (part two) era.

What will the Raiders do with those selections? Let’s take a look at a scenario for the team within the realm of realism given their current standing in the order (for all three first-round picks and their top second-round pick) and where they could possibly end up picking later in the first.

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