{"id":114390,"date":"2024-04-22T14:59:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T14:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=114390"},"modified":"2024-04-22T15:00:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:00:08","slug":"raiders-predicted-to-land-next-big-thing-wr-in-surprise-move-nguyensa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/raiders-predicted-to-land-next-big-thing-wr-in-surprise-move-nguyensa\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders Predicted to Land \u2018Next Big Thing\u2019 WR in Surprise Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1722835665-1-e1713790097216.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Raiders potential draftee Malik Nabers\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1403\" data-img-load-time=\"2120\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty\u00a0Raiders potential draftee Malik Nabers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of all the\u00a0Raiders\u00a0permutations we\u2019ve seen from the vast array of\u00a0NFL\u00a0mock drafts out there, this one is the most eye-opening of them all. We\u2019ve seen some surprising stretches for quarterback Michael Penix Jr., we\u2019ve seen some massive trades up for Jayden Daniels, we\u2019ve seen the conservative play (an offensive lineman) and the defensive need play (cornerback) but one thing we have not seen is the Raiders landing a top-flight wide receiver at No. 13.<\/p>\n<p>Why would they need to, with\u00a0Davante Adams\u00a0and\u00a0Jakobi Meyers\u00a0on board?<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0NFL.com veteran mocker Chad Reuter\u00a0has the Raiders taking a crack at the guy many believe to be the No. 2 receiver in the mix in this draft, the guy some even have tabbed as No. 1 among the pass-catchers:\u00a0LSU star Malik Nabers.<\/p>\n<p>If you can get Daniels, perhaps it makes sense to get his top target. Few in the mock-draft world have Nabers lasting past No. 9 in this draft, either going to the\u00a0Bears\u00a0with that pick or to a team that trades for that pick from Chicago, which is already loaded with receivers. Nabers\u2019 other top landing spot is No. 6, to the receiver-needy\u00a0Giants.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Raiders Also Add Michael Penix Jr. to Open Round 2<\/h2>\n<p>As Reuter points out, he has the Raiders still landing Penix later, in a trade up with Carolina to the first pick of Round 1, No. 33 overall. \u00a0Even with the Raiders\u2019 already well-stocked receiver corps, he writes:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNabers\u2019 quickness in his routes, strong hands and speed make him a top-10 talent and he reminds me a lot of former LSU receiver\u00a0Odell Beckham Jr.\u00a0\u2014 who was selected 12th overall by the Giants 10 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have the Raiders trading up for Michael Penix Jr. in Round 2 to compete with\u00a0Aidan O\u2019Connell\u00a0and\u00a0Gardner Minshew\u00a0for the starting QB job, but Vegas\u00a0<em>could<\/em>\u00a0sneak into the back end of the first to snag a QB whose rookie contract would include the team-friendly fifth-year option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Presumably, that quarterback would still be Penix. There is some advantage to taking a quarterback in the first round, that being the fifth-year option that Reuter mentioned. If Penix is a hit with the Raiders, he will be eligible for a big new contract sooner as the first pick of the second round than he would be as a late-first rounder.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Malik Nabers to Follow LSU Greats?<\/h2>\n<p>As for Nabers, there is little doubt he is a star in the making. He\u00a0caught 89 passes\u00a0in 13 games for 1,569 in LSU\u2019s high-powered offense, adding 14 touchdowns. He was a consensus All-American this year, and was No. 2 in the nation in receiving yards, No. 3 in receptions and No. 10 in touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>NFL.com\u2019s scouting report calls him a surefire future No. 1 wide receiver. As Lance Zierlein of the site wrote, comparing Nabers to the likes of fellow LSUers Justin Jefferson, Ja\u2019Marr Chase and Odell Beckham Jr.:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNabers is the next big thing coming out of LSU\u2019s receiver room, with the pure explosiveness and talent to be mentioned in the same breath as former LSU stars starring in the league today. Despite a lack of polish and precision as a route-runner, Nabers\u2019 gliding movements and speed alterations seem to disguise the top-end speed and separation potential that await opposing coverages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a bouncy leaper with the athletic ability to make the impossible catches possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty\u00a0Raiders potential draftee Malik Nabers Of all the\u00a0Raiders\u00a0permutations we\u2019ve seen from the vast array of\u00a0NFL\u00a0mock drafts out there, this one is the most eye-opening of them all&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":114392,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114390"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114393,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114390\/revisions\/114393"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}