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2019 NFL Mock Draft 8.0: Redskins land top quarterback, Raiders make surprise pick

By Jacob Camenker

LUBBOCK, TX - NOVEMBER 03: Kyler Murray #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners finds running during the second half of the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on November 3, 2018 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Oklahoma defeated Texas Tech 51- 46. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX - NOVEMBER 03: Kyler Murray #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners finds running during the second half of the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on November 3, 2018 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Oklahoma defeated Texas Tech 51- 46. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – JANUARY 07: Josh Jacobs #8 of the Alabama Crimson Tide carries the ball against the Clemson Tigers in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi’s Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – JANUARY 07: Josh Jacobs #8 of the Alabama Crimson Tide carries the ball against the Clemson Tigers in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi’s Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Josh Jacobs. 27. player. 28. . Running Back. Alabama

Marshawn Lynch has officially retired. Doug Martin remains a free agent. The Raiders need a running back. Jon Gruden likes having physical, nasty runners on his roster to carry his offense, and Josh Jacobs qualifies.

Jacobs didn’t handle a big workload at Alabama — just 299 touches in three years with the team — but last year, he showed playmaking ability and physicality. He totaled 14 touchdowns on just 140 total touches and ran with a mean streak, generating power and gutting out extra yards consistently. The Raiders will target a running back early, and Jacobs makes sense here.

If the Raiders don’t pick Jacobs here, I can’t imagine that he would get past the 35th pick in Round 2, which is also owned by the Raiders.

Other Raiders Draft Options

WR Marquise Brown, Oklahoma. The Raiders could look to continue to add dynamic weapons to their offense, and they will probably have an interest in Marquise “Hollywood” Brown with one of their late first-round picks.

CB Greedy Williams, LSU. Williams could pique Jon Gruden’s interest, but he should be able to land either Rock Ya-Sin or Deandre Baker in Round 2.

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