Raiders.com Staff

Each week leading up to the NFL Draft, Raiders.com will compile the latest mock drafts from top analysts and take a look at who they're predicting the Silver and Black will select with the No. 6 overall pick.

With less than two weeks to go, take a look at the newest round of projections.

Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates, ESPN

Pick:Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State

Analysis:"Let's get new Raiders coach Pete Carroll his running back. Las Vegas averaged 3.6 yards per carry last season, lowest in the league. Jeanty has the elusiveness and vision to rip off big runs and completely change the Raiders' ground attack."

Date:April 15

Mike Renner, CBS Sports

Pick:Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State

Analysis:"Pete Carroll's love for the running back position likely only grew seeing Saquon Barkley lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl in his year off. Jeanty is easily a top-10 talent at the position."

Date:April 15

Adam Rank, NFL.com

Pick:Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas

Analysis:"To me, it makes sense to take a cornerback to help the defense, given that there is currently just one player on the depth chart (Jakorian Bennett) who topped five passes defensed last season. When I think of your past picks, Raiders, I think of speed, so I'll give you Barron, who posted a 4.39 40 -- tied for sixth-best among CBs -- at the NFL Scouting Combine, over Will Johnson, who has not run a pre-draft 40. You trusted me a year ago; do it again."

Date:April 15

Danny Heifetz, The Ringer

Pick:Armand Membou, T, Missouri

Analysis:"The Raiders finished dead last in yards per carry last season. If there's one thing new head coach Pete Carroll and minority owner Tom Brady will agree on, it's the importance of running the ball. Grabbing an offensive lineman here makes more sense than taking a running back, even one as good as Ashton Jeanty, considering the running back talent that's available later in this draft. Membou easily has a chance to become the best right tackle in this class and should be an improvement over the admirable but limited contributions of D.J. Glaze and Thayer Munford."

Date:April 15

Nate Davis, USA Today

Pick:Mason Graham, DT, Michigan

Analysis:"A former wrestler, the unanimous 2024 All-American is a relentless three-down player who's equally effective against the run and pass and possesses both a high ceiling and floor. And even though the Silver and Black spent heavily last year to sign DT Christian Wilkins, who only played five games in 2024, new HC Pete Carroll's best teams in Seattle rolled deep and talented on the D-line."

Date:April 14

Mike Band, NFL.com

Pick:Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State

Analysis:"While conventional draft wisdom cautions against taking a running back this early, exceptions are made for elite playmakers -- especially when alternatives offer less certainty. It's not a stretch to envision Jeanty as the highest-graded player available on most teams' boards (without adjusting for positional value) from this point on in the draft. I believe the odds are even higher that this will be the case on a draft board influenced by Pete Carroll and Chip Kelly, two coaches who've consistently built their offenses around dynamic, every-down backs."

Date:April 14

Ryan Wilson, CBS Sports

Pick:Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona

Analysis:"McMillan is 6-foot-5 but he moves like a shifty slot receiver with the benefit of an enormous catch radius and the ability to make contested catches look easy. Think Drake London but a better athlete."

Date:April 14

Jordan Plocher, Pro Football Focus

Pick:Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas

Analysis:"While the thought of drafting running back Ashton Jeanty has to be tempting for new Raiders head coach Pete Carroll, this is a deep running back class in which a starter can be acquired later in the draft.

"Here, Carroll goes for his first positional love: a talented defensive back. The versatile Barron started at outside cornerback, slot cornerback and safety in college. His 91.1 PFF coverage grade in 2024 ranked first in the draft class among all defensive backs."

Date:April 14

Garrett Podell, CBS Sports

Pick:Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State

Analysis:"New Raiders head coach Pete Carroll is recreating the Seahawks in Las Vegas. Geno Smith is his quarterback once again after the Raiders sent a 2025 third-round pick the Seahawks' way, and the team's new extension for him locks him down in Las Vegas through the 2027 season. Now, Carroll gets his new Marshawn Lynch in Ashton Jeanty, a true bell cow fresh off rushing for the second-most yards in Division I history (2,601, just 28 yards behind Barry Sanders' all-time record)."

Date:April 14

Kyle Crabbs, The 33rd Team

Pick:Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State

Analysis:"The Raiders' roster has holes at several different spots. But it's too hard to overlook what Marshawn Lynch was to Pete Carroll's teams and not think about the potential reincarnation of it with Jeanty in Las Vegas.

"The Raiders would not be wrong to draft a corner or a tackle here but the pick that feels right? That's Jeanty."

Date:April 14

Jared Dubin, CBS Sports

Pick:Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona

Analysis:"There's a lot of buzz about Ashton Jeanty here, but the Raiders are in no position to be taking a running back this early -- especially given the paucity of pass-catching talent on hand. T-Mac can be their No. 1 perimeter threat and form a strong duo with Brock Bowers over the middle."

Date:April 13

Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA Today

Pick:Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State

Analysis:"Jeanty has shown a rare penchant for creating yardage almost on his own, and an alignment between intention and talent can help the Raiders rejuvenate the league's worst rushing attack."

Date:April 12

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Jeff Kerr, CBS Sports

Pick:Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State

Analysis:"There's a case to be made for Jeanty to go higher, but his explosiveness at running back is exactly what the Raiders need for their offense (and Pete Carroll loves running backs). The 151 missed tackles last season stand out, but so does his ability to catch the football and burst onto the second level."

Date:April 12

Gennaro Filice, NFL.com

Pick:Will Campbell, OT, LSU

Analysis:"Concerns about Campbell's arm length spawned questions about the LSU product's NFL position, but there's no question the Raiders' unsettled offensive line could use his fundamentally sound blocking in some capacity. Athletic, powerful and cerebral, Campbell overcame any length shortcomings to earn All-SEC recognition in each of his three college seasons -- and he added consensus All-America honors to the rsum this past fall."

Date:April 11

Marcus Mosher, The 33rd Team

Pick:Armand Membou, OT, Missouri

Analysis:"Ashton Jeanty has been a common selection to the Raiders at No. 6, but John Spytek loves drafting offensive linemen. The Raiders have a massive hole at right tackle, but Membou is the best right tackle in the class and would give them even more power and athleticism on the offensive line."

Date:April 10