Las Vegas Raiders seven-round 2020 NFL mock draft

At some point in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders must address their linebacker situation. They desperately lack long-term contributors at the position and need to find some possible options soon. In this 2020 NFL mock draft, the Raiders wait a bit on a linebacker, but still find a talented one in the third round.

Malik Harrison is a fast and aggressive linebacker prospect who shows a nice combination of athleticism and physicality at the position. Harrison can defend from sideline-to-sideline and shows impressive block shed ability in most situations. He also closes on the ball carrier quickly and is a reliable tackler in space.

Harrison does lack ideal coverage skills at this point of his career, but the physical skills are there for him to quickly improve. If he can become at least an adequate short zone defender, Harrison could quickly become a dynamic playmaker at the linebacker position.

With the very next pick of this 2020 NFL mock draft, the Raiders add some beef to their defensive line. Leki Fotu is a big interior defensive lineman who shows strong hands and impressive natural power at the point of attack.

Fotu is a strong two-gap defender who is particularly impressive against the run, but do not sleep on his quickness on the inside. He shows impressive first-step quickness and solid upfield burst in the pass-rush. Fotu is an under-developed overall pass rusher, but his combination of power and quickness gives him obvious upside in that area.