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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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ORLANDO, FL – JANUARY 01: Kentucky Wildcats linebacker Josh Allen (41) looks on during the Citrus Bowl game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Penn State Nittany Lions on January 1, 2019 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL – JANUARY 01: Kentucky Wildcats linebacker Josh Allen (41) looks on during the Citrus Bowl game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Penn State Nittany Lions on January 1, 2019 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

player. 28. . Edge. Kentucky. Josh Allen. 4

The Oakland Raiders have been all over the news this offseason, as they have been one of the more active teams in free agency since the new league started. It all began with a monster trade, as they sent a third and fifth round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers for Antonio Brown, kicking off a three week span that has seen them improve their roster tremendously entering April.

With three picks in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Oakland is going to be a team to watch on draft night, as they could move up, and down all night long. They have been working out the top quarterbacks in the draft class, but I believe that is just a smoke screen, and it could give the team the opportunity to get even more draft capital as we inch closer to the draft.

If the Raiders do stay at No. 4 overall, they may have to bypass the  two elite defensive tackles in this draft class in Quinnen Williams and Ed Oliver. This offseason, they have done a nice job adding talent all over the roster, but have only added Josh Mauro to a defensive end group that only includes 2018 third rounder Arden Key.

With this pick, look for them to bring in the second-best edge rusher in this draft class, and that man is Josh Allen out of Kentucky. We have been placing Allen to the Raiders for a while now, and it just makes perfect sense, as he can do so many good things on a football field, and the Raiders are lacking his skill set right now.

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