With the eighth pick of the Revenge of the Birds community mock draft, the Oakland Raiders select...
Trent Williams | Offensive Tackle | Oklahoma
GM: CardsDefense
Strengths: At 6'5, 315 pounds, Trent Williams is a mauler along the offensive line. He dominates one on one blocks and can turn a defender whichever way he likes. Williams absorbs most defenders and bends his knees and hips very well will in pass protection. Williams has a good burst off the snap and latches onto defenders quickly. He will move down field and will engage with linebackers or defensive backs. There's no quit in Williams and he is a complete team player.
Weaknesses: Williams is quick but doesn't have elite foot speed. He'll sometimes move backwards rather then move laterally. He'll sometimes overextend plays and allows linebackers to make a play on the ball. He can struggle against quicker defensive ends and needs to improve his footwork.
Why the Raiders will draft him: Getting Williams would be the safest pick at #8 for the Raiders. Maryland's Bruce Campbell may be tempting for owner Al Davis because of his speed, but Williams has the ability to step in on day one and start at tackle for the Raiders, while Campbell may need more time to develop. The Raiders will also need better protection for JaMarcus Russell - assuming he's the starter next season.
Thank you to CardsDefense for making the pick and that move puts pcock45 on the clock with the Buffalo Bills pick. Please email me at revengeofthebirds@gmail.com sometime today. Also wanted to remind everyone to not only include a pick, but please include strengths, weaknesses, and why your team will make the pick as well. The picks and who's selected who are after the jump...
- St. Louis - Sam Bradford, QB
- Detroit - Russell Okung, OT
- Tampa Bay - Ndamukong Suh, DT
- Washington - Bryan Bulaga, OT
- Kansas City - Eric Berry, S
- Seattle - Gerald McCoy, DT
- Cleveland - Jimmy Clausen, QB
- Oakland - Trent Williams, OT
- Buffalo - pcock45
- Jacksonville - Spigadang
- Denver - AJBirdWatcher
- Miami - AlaskanCard
- San Francisco - lorenzothedog
- Seattle - 7ftCard
- New York Giants - najmsh
- Tennessee - kj197728
- San Francisco - lorenzothedog
- Pittsburgh - Cardscrazy247
- Atlanta - durst
- Houston - DaCards
- Cincinnati - LAcardsfan
- New England - Hadrarius
- Green Bay - notliketheboardgame
- Philadelphia - robloosli
- Baltimore - Skii
- Arizona - ROTB community
- Dallas - manderson367
- San Diego - WhiffSD
- New York Jets - Drullin'OverDaCards
- Minnesota - tooman234
- Indianapolis - TheAngelsColts
- New Orleans - Reo Hayes