Silver And Black Pride
Before we begin, yes I know the 2025 season hasn’t even happened yet, despite that I’m still going to bring my draft content year round starting with a 2026 Mock Draft. Currently the Raiders hold a total of 10 projected selections (original selections in rounds 1-7 and compensatory picks in rounds 4, 5, and 7 for the losses of Tre’Von Moehrig, Nate Hobbs, and K’Lavon Chaisson). There’s the potential they will pick up, or lose, compensatory picks as well due to Robert Spillane and Divine Deablo’s losses but also the impact of free agent additions Elandon Roberts, Jeremy Chinn, and Eric Stokes who are the Raiders main compensatory projections. For now, they have 10 selections and we will utilize all 10.
*Draft Order is based on current Super Bowl Odds*
The Younger brother of Falcons CB AJ Terrell, Avieon Terrell is extremely advanced for a 20 year old. At only 5’11/180 Terrell doesn’t fully meet the Pete Carroll requirements for size at CB but we’ve seen Carroll veer away from those before with Devon Witherspoon. Terrell is extremely athletic and fluid, which shows in his zone drops. He has elite speed with the ability to run in man coverage. Terrell posted 12 PBU, 2 INT, and 48 tackles last season as a true sophomore but the most notable was Terrell’s tackling where he missed just 9 and graded out as the highest tackling CB in the FBS. After allowing a 42.8 QBR his freshman season, Terrell followed that up by allowing a 70.9 QBR in his sophomore campaign. Overall, Terrell is highly athletic, extremely fluid, and plays with phenomenal physicality. Terrell has elite instincts and noticeably makes play to jump the ball in curl and hook situations.
I don’t think this pick needs much explanation, the Raiders have a CB issue. While I’m all for the team giving young players such as Kyu Blu Kelly, Darien Porter, Eric Stokes, and Decemarion Richardson the chance to develop and start they need a true playmaker on the boundary which Terrell can give them. He’s an exceptional cornerback, and would likely cement the Raiders secondary for a decade or longer.
Mateer was a star at Washington State last season where he threw 3136 yards, 29 touchdowns, and seven interceptions with a 73% adjusted completion rate (64% traditional, but Wash State dropped 21 passes last season). In addition, he added an elite 5% big time throw rate and 112.4 QBR. Where Mateer made a ton of noise was on the ground, racking up 1008 yards and 15 touchdowns on just 149 attempts. Mateer is an ELITE running threat, with exceptional speed and elusiveness in the open field. He posses phenomenal vision, toughness, and overall instincts as a ball carrier. Oh and his 55 forced missed tackles, was not only highest among QBs, it ranked inside the top 20 OVERALL and is more than any NFL QB...
