7. Oakland Raiders

04/15/09- Michael Crabtree WR. I told you before starting all this that, as a general principle, I’d be picking lineman ahead of non-QB skill position players. But in this case I’m still giving Crabtree to the Raiders despite the availability of some highly-regarded OL and DL prospects because, frankly, the Oakland WRs are bad enough to justify an exception to the general rule. Did you notice that WR Ronald Curry was released this offseason? That leaves Javon Walker and Johnnie Lee Higgins as the starting WRs at this point in the offseason. Really. No, I’m not kidding. Although the O-line has not been great for the Raiders (actually, not too bad at run blocking), it has not been as offensive (get it?) as the receiving corps. I know there are medical concerns about Crabtree, but most pundits still seem to have Crabtree ranked in the top five prospects period, not just among WRs. More importantly, it seems pretty clear that the Raiders will still have the opportunity to pick from a number of highly-regarded tackles in the second round (like Cincinnati before them). Most importantly, who on God’s green earth really knows what Al will do, anyway?