2017 NFL Mock Draft: NFL Conference Championship Edition

Khalil Mack is one of the best defensive players in the country and a legitimate Defensive Player of the Year candidate. However, outside of Mack, the Oakland Raiders defense is still a work in progress. They could go in a number of different directions with the No. 24 pick, but continuing to add depth to the secondary would probably be the right move.

Ohio State’s secondary is well represented in this mock draft with Hooker and Lattimore. However, cornerback Gareon Conley is also drawing some serious first-round consideration. Conley made plenty of big plays for the Buckeyes in 2016, picking up four interceptions and eight passes broken up.

Those plays highlight Conley’s excellent ball skills, but there’s more to the Ohio State cornerback than just making plays on the ball. He’s got a nice frame at 6-foot-1, 195 pounds with room to grow out and continue to add muscle.

Conley has nice athleticism and can shadow receivers. I’d like to see him make more plays against the run, but overall this is a guy with lockdown potential. Like Lattimore and Hooker, some of his mistakes were covered up playing for an excellent secondary, but let’s not forget all of the plays that Conley made the past couple of seasons.