Oakland Raiders: Who could the surprise 4th overall pick be?

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - DECEMBER 31: Drew Lock #3 of the Missouri Tigers reacts during the first half of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on December 31, 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/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) /

Devin White, LB, LSU

Is Devin White really a candidate to ‘surprise’ people come draft night if he’s the Raiders’ pick?

I’m not so sure about that. Most people think White is one of the top five or six players in this class, so picking him fourth overall wouldn’t be that much of a surprise.

The surprise would be the Raiders have seemingly been on a different track than this all offseason.

A rangy linebacker like White could actually make quite a bit of sense in Paul Guenther’s defense, but at fourth overall?

That’s a huge reach in my opinion. If the Raiders pulled the trigger there, the surprise would be actually going through with something like this at four overall and taking White over players like Quinnen Williams, Josh Allen, and others.

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