2017 NFL Mock Draft: Oakland Raiders Select ILB Raekwon McMillan at No. 24

With the 24th pick in the 2017 DBN Community NFL Mock Draft, the Oakland Raiders select...

Raekwon McMillan, ILB, Ohio State

The selection and write-up were made by Ghenry518:

The Raiders need a middle linebacker who will avoid being a liability in coverage and be a run stopper. The Raiders sought to address the issue in free agency, but could not make a deal work. With Cunningham off of the board, the Raiders select Raekwon McMillan to fit the MLB role. McMillan's combine numbers helped answer questions about his athleticism and his production at Ohio State, former 5 star recruit status, and Butkus award winner signal McMillan has been the best or among them at every level of competition. McMillan has a phenomenal work ethic, is willingto play whatever position needed in the NFL, and is very coachable. The Oakland Raiders sift through some of the negative scouting reports and concerns about McMillan's athleticism and technique and uncover a phenomenal football player with good instincts that is an excellent fit at addressing a major need for the Oakland Raiders in the 2017 draft.

Pokorny: It would be the Raiders (well, maybe not the current Raiders) who would take McMillan, projected to be a third-round pick, with their first-round pick. This offense is so high-powered, but we saw their undoing in the playoffs last year when Derek Carr went down. To mitigate that, I’d add another offensive weapon to (potentially) make a backup quarterback’s life easy, and that’d be the next-highest tight end on the board.

The Houston Texans are up next, led by Darth_Batman.