Redskins full NFL first-round mock: Is Chase Young the one?
By Ian Cummings
Look, everyone loves Hunter Renfrow; the best Patriots receiver that wasn’t. But the Oakland Raiders need more firepower in their receiving core. The Antonio Brown saga caught them off guard, and it left them without a dynamic threat at wide receiver. They have Tyrell Williams, and Darren Waller has been an emergent weapon, but they simply need more dynamic ability.
Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb gives the Raiders dynamic ability and more. Jeudy provides the more explosive route running, but Lamb is arguably a more complete pass catcher. At each stage of the catching process, he’s exceptional at worst, and incredible at best.
Lamb kicks off the catch process with unpredictable route nuance, as well as supreme body control and focus at the catch point. His hands are uber-reliable, and he has the agility and contact balance at 6-foot-3, 190, to take any catch to the house. Don’t let his last name fool you; Lamb is a lion among sheep.