Raiders News: Linebacker depth still need for Raiders entering 2024 NFL Draft

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The three biggest needs for the Raiders entering the 2024 NFL Draft are quarterback, cornerback, and offensive tackle. The order of those three needs is up for debate, but those are the positions that the Raiders are expected to attack early in the draft. But one spot that could use some added depth is at linebacker. Divine Deablo and Robert Spillane are both set to become free agents in 2025 and there just isn’t a lot of depth behind them. In a recent article by Pro Football Focus, they named one Day 3 pick for every team that would make the most sense. For the Raiders, that was none other than Ohio State LB Tommy Eichenberg. Here is why they believe he would make a ton of sense for the Raiders sometime in the fourth round: If Eichenberg had entered the draft last year, he would have likely been viewed as a Day 2 prospect. Struggles in 2023 will have pushed him down some draft boards, but his 2022 season included an 86.8 PFF grade and impressive efforts as a run defender, in coverage and as a pass rusher on blitzes, where he racked up 23 quarterback pressures from 79 pass-rushing snaps. Eichenberg isn’t a dynamic coverage linebacker, but he is very similar to Robert Spillane early in his career. Eichenberg could really use a year to sit behind some quality starters before being pushed into a starting role in 2025. BYU OT Kingsley Suamataia is a likely target for Raiders in Round 2What Condition the Position is in: Assessing Raiders level of need at DI heading into the DraftWhat Condition the Position is in: Assessing Raiders level of need at IOL heading into the DraftRaiders expected to select offensive tackle or cornerback in Round 1 Email Sign up Like this article? Sign up for the Raiders Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning An error has occured Please re-enter your email address. Thanks for signing up! You'll now receive the top Raiders Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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