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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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BATON ROUGE, LA – SEPTEMBER 22: Devin White #40 of the LSU Tigers returns a fumble as Teddy Veal #9 of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defends during the first half at Tiger Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LA – SEPTEMBER 22: Devin White #40 of the LSU Tigers returns a fumble as Teddy Veal #9 of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defends during the first half at Tiger Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Bears pick: Devin White, LB, LSU

Assuming the Bears finish in the top 15-20 picks, the Raiders can again cash in on the depth on the defensive side of the football in this year’s draft class.

With this pick, they get the ultra-athletic linebacker Devin White out of LSU. White took the SEC by storm last year with 133 total tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and his first career interception.

The Raiders’ defense has been really bad against the run and is definitely lacking at the second level outside of veteran Tahir Whitehead, one of the team’s free agent signings this offseason.

White might end up going a lot higher than this depending on how he tests at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine, but if the Raiders could somehow add these three pieces to their defense, how could they not be excited about the future?

The combination of Nick Bosa, Rashan Gary, and Devin White would instantly give the Raiders a competitive defense and that doesn’t include whatever else they could put together via free agency (maybe secondary help).

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