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In our last mock draft, we made some selections based on the comments that Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler made ahead of the NFL combine. Both guys were clear that the Raiders would not draft a quarterback just to draft a quarterback and we thought that grabbing two players at that position would help improve their chances of success. In this mock draft, we go back to what we believe is still the plan of the Raiders and that is to bring in a veteran quarterback and draft a young player at that position that they can mold into the future of the franchise. Just about all of the top quarterbacks with the exception of Bryce Young worked out at the combine and made incredible impressions with their performances. The most notable of those performances was Florida’s Anthony Richardson who graded out as the most athletic quarterback perhaps in NFL history. Some notable names like Lamar Jackson and Kyler Murray did not do the full combine workout in the past so we can’t compare him against them but he still compares favorably against guys like Cam Newton, Josh Allen, and many others.