It feels like linebacker is a perpetual NFL Draft need for the Las Vegas Raiders and heading into the upcoming season, the position group is arguably the weakest it has been in a while. To compound the issue, this year’s crop of prospects lacks top-end talent that would be worth a first-round pick.
However, the Raiders will have options on Day 2 of the draft as there is a cluster of backers who fit into that category and could start right away in the desert. Below is a look is a handful of linebackers who are projected to be second- or third-round picks based on NFL Mock Draft Database’s consensus big board as of April 14.