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2019 NFL mock draft: Kyler Murray heads to Cardinals at No. 1

By Brad Weiss

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 29: Kyler Murray #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners warms up before the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Hard Rock Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 29: Kyler Murray #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners warms up before the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Hard Rock Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – DECEMBER 29: Clemson Tigers defensive end Clelin Ferrell (#99) works around a Notre Dame block during the Goodyear Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal game between the Clemson Tigers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish on December 29, 2018 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – DECEMBER 29: Clemson Tigers defensive end Clelin Ferrell (#99) works around a Notre Dame block during the Goodyear Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal game between the Clemson Tigers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish on December 29, 2018 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

24. player. 28. . Edge. Clemson. Clelin Ferrell

With their second of three first round picks, the Oakland Raiders should look to continue to add to the edge rusher position. After selecting Josh Allen with the No. 4 overall pick, a guy like Clelin Ferrell could be around at No. 24, and the team should waste no time selecting the stud defensive end from Clemson.

This offseason, Oakland has done a nice job filling a lot of holes on their roster, but they still need help at defensive end. Even after selecting Allen at No. 4, there is not enough depth in the position group, and the additions of both Allen and Ferrell would help out Arden Key immensley in 2019 and beyond.

Last season, Oakland managed only 13 sacks as a team, and were led by rookie defensive tackle Maurice Hurst. That is a historically bad number, and after adding talent on all three levels of the defense this offseason, Oakland could be a team that at least doubles their win total from a year ago.

Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock are building this team to win right now, and that has been evident by the way they are shaping their roster this offseason. They have their franchise quarterback, an elite wideout, and weapons on both sides of the ball, so if they can connect on their three first rounders this April, they will be in good shap moving forward.

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