Raiders Draft: The most complete safety in the draft could fall to No. 38
The Las Vegas Raiders very clearly needed some help on the defensive side of the ball this past season, as they finished with the 29th-ranked defense, and haven't had a defense above 20 since 2014. With this new regime, I'd say they would probably like to change that, and they can, but it starts this […]
The Las Vegas Raiders very clearly needed some help on the defensive side of the ball this past season, as they finished with the 29th-ranked defense, and haven't had a defense above 20 since 2014.
With this new regime, I'd say they would probably like to change that, and they can, but it starts this offseason. First, we would need to see what they will do in free agency, then the draft.
But, if they wanted to improve their defense through the draft, they should go secondary early in the draft. With their first pick, they could always get Brian Branch, the safety from Alabama, or one of the few corners that are projected to go top 15.
If they didn't go Branch at seven, they could always get the most complete safety in the draft at pick number 38.
Jammie Robinson, the 39th-ranked prospect in this draft, and the third-highest safety in the draft is probably the most complete one in the draft. Because of his game, being well-rounded, and how hard it is to find a good safety early in this draft, the Florida State product could easily go before pick 38.
However, if the Raiders didn't go safety with the seventh pick, and Robinson is there, I say take him. According to PFF, he is behind Brian Branch of Alabama and Antonio Johnson of Texas A&M, but I think he will be a better NFL player than Johnson.
Per Pro Football Focus, Robinson has played 633 snaps in the box, 759 deep and 1,348 from the slot. In other words, there isn't really anything he can't do, and he has the size to be a balanced, all-around secondary guy at 5'11" and 203 pounds.
Robinson only really had two bad games all last season coming against LSU in Week 2, and Florida in the second to last game of his career at Florida State.
Robinson has the speed to play at the line if he needs to by getting in and out of breaks, and he has a great IQ and feel for where the ball is and the amount of space a receiver has when playing over the top. He is truly one of the best at his position in the draft.
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