Jon Gruden's secret surprise

[tresskid84]

Who has the athletic profile combined with inability to play football that Darius Heyward-Bey did? Seek out that player and you shall find your answer....

In other words, who is this year's Kolton Miller. Maybe Daniel Jones...

This one rings the bell as the best combination of biggest surprise and most possible.

Yeah, that seems possible as well, esp with the Giants talk being attached to Jones. Could at least explain why they would want to keep it under wraps to maybe prevent a trade up?

[Ice]

Think it's a smoke screen to build pick value and the surprise is they move back.

If they move up it's Murray. If they sit tight I could see Oliver or Williams. Personally, I think Oliver will be the better pro. He has great first step quickness and his tape is filled with destroying double teams. Think he may have the best motor in the draft and DT's can play for a decade.

People think that may be a reach but not sure he will get past pick 3.

[Phaded]

I would love to see a move back if a good haul is in the cards.

[Dynasty DeLorean]

It's a dick in a box, isn't it.

[Vcize]

But the biggest surprise would be an RB there. It would be by far the biggest reach, in a down year, at a priority position but also one that can be easily handled with one of their 3 picks in the late 1st/early 2nd. Josh Jacobs or Miles Sanders at 4 would surprise anyone. Do it Jon boy

There is enough stuff floating around out there that this could realistically be it. Daniel Jeremiah and Matt Miller (both very well respected) both have Josh Jacobs as a top 10 player in the draft. There are at least two scouts that have hinted at Jacobs having that kind of value as well as one said that many NFL teams view Jacobs as a better prospect than Fournette (who was picked #4 overall) and another being shocked when he heard that Jacobs was regarded as way down in the late 1st by most mock drafts.

Personally though I think it's Hollywood Brown. I think he's going to go much higher than people are anticipating and he definitely fits the Raiders' MO. We've seen this story a ton of times with these speed guys. DHB, Troy Williamson, Will Fuller, and John Ross all went way earlier in real drafts than they were pegged in mock drafts.

[Valhalla]

Maybe they’ll trade pick 4 for a coach. What did the Raiders get for Gruden back in the day?

[tresskid84]

Maybe they’ll trade pick 4 for a coach. What did the Raiders get for Gruden back in the day?

Trading it for Arians?

[slaughterrt]

But honestly...reading this whole article about the “secret surprise” just sounds like something out of Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch.

[Vcize]

But the biggest surprise would be an RB there. It would be by far the biggest reach, in a down year, at a priority position but also one that can be easily handled with one of their 3 picks in the late 1st/early 2nd. Josh Jacobs or Miles Sanders at 4 would surprise anyone. Do it Jon boy

There is enough stuff floating around out there that this could realistically be it. Daniel Jeremiah and Matt Miller (both very well respected) both have Josh Jacobs as a top 10 player in the draft. There are at least two scouts that have hinted at Jacobs having that kind of value as well as one said that many NFL teams view Jacobs as a better prospect than Fournette (who was picked #4 overall) and another being shocked when he heard that Jacobs was regarded as way down in the late 1st by most mock drafts.

Personally though I think it's Hollywood Brown. I think he's going to go much higher than people are anticipating and he definitely fits the Raiders' MO. We've seen this story a ton of times with these speed guys. DHB, Troy Williamson, Will Fuller, and John Ross all went way earlier in real drafts than they were pegged in mock drafts.

Parris Campbell another possibility, for the same reasons as Brown.

[mild]

However - I think Mayock is there to help reel in Gruden's wild side. I hope.

This is adorable

[Plank]

my money would be on a QB .. or at least that would be the least surprising for me ..

[ninotoreS]

Lets use inference. Would Gruden and Mayock worry this much about leaks if they're reaching for someone at #4?

Although I do wonder if i'm giving Gruden too much credit, logically their behavior suggests they're still targetting someone most people agree makes sense for a top ten pick, but it's for a different player (and position?) than everyone is expecting.

It looks to me like Gruden and Mayock are worried that if certain teams picking right after them find out who they're targetting, those teams will trade with the Jets to get their #3 pick and swipe the guy out from under Oakland's nose.

[Farley]

my money would be on a QB .. or at least that would be the least surprising for me ..

I agree. This has QB written all over it.

[FantasyFreak]

It's Rappaport stirring up Buzz. The reason the Raiders sent the scouts home is they aren't sure who are loyal to them, or who they will keep. They are part of the Reggie Mac era, and to be certain nothing is leaked, they are taking the necessary precautions. Rappaport is really starting to tick me off, ever since the bogus AB trade to the Bills, which La Confora immediately shot down, because he is more reliable. The Raiders may surprise people, they have Gruden and a first time GM, so Rappaport may come out looking like he knows what he's talking about in this situation, but he has no clue what is going to happen, he's playing a numbers game with a prediction. If the Raiders take someone strange, he looks great. If they don't, he just says " I said they MAY be planning a surprise pick". This is Rappaport talking out of his azz.

[Ice]

The QB not named Murray that seems to be rocketing up in value is Daniel Jones. I just spent some time evaluating him and he has the makings of a very good NFL QB. He is kind of a mixture of Josh Allen and Carson Wentz. His arm strength doesn't show like those two but his movement in the pocket and out of the pocket does. His touch looks better than either of those. He is very athletic for a QB his size.

That would be a player that would surprise me at 4.