On Valentines Day, Derek Carr became an eligible NFL bachelor. Free to jump in the dating pool to find his next team. That wasn’t some kind of cruel joke being played by the Raiders to cut him on that day specifically, it’s just how it worked out.
If he were on the roster by February 15, his contract guarantees would’ve kicked in. So, on Tuesday, he was set free.
The move has been expected for some time, so you’d think the mock drafts out there would mostly have reflected that fact. The only question being if those making those predictions think the Raiders will go with a veteran acquisition or use their pick at 7th overall to fill the need.
To see what they’re saying, we put together some 46 different mock draft picks going back one month. Here are the results.
| Date | Source | Player |
| Feb 15 | ESPN (McShay) | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky |
| Feb 15 | CBS Sports (Trapasso) | *pick traded for Aaron Rodgers* |
| Feb 15 | San Diego Union-Tribune (Brown) | Peter Skoronski, T, Northwestern |
| Feb 14 | NFL Draft Blitz (Vogel) | Jaelyn Duncan, T, Maryland |
| Feb 14 | Clutch Points (Johrendt) | Bryan Bresee, DL, Clemson |
| Feb 14 | Pro Football Network (Broback) | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky |
| Feb 14 | Walter Football (Cherepinsky) | Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida |
| Feb 14 | CBS Sports (Wilson) | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky |
| Feb 14 | CBS Sports (Stackpole) | Paris Johnson Jr, T, Ohio State |
| Feb 14 | CBS Sports (Edwards) | Peter Skoronski, T, Northwestern |
| Feb 14 | Football Outsiders (Robinson) | CJ Stroud, QB, Ohio State |
| Feb 14 | College Football News (Fiutak) | Peter Skoronski, T, Northwestern |
| Feb 13 | Draftwire (Easterling) | Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida |
| Feb 13 | 33rd Team | Tyree Wilson, ED, Texas Tech |
| Feb 13 | Walter Football (Campbell) | Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida |
| Feb 13 | FOX Sports (McIntyre) | Broderick Jones, T, Georgia |
| Feb 13 | NFL media (Reuter) | Paris Johnson Jr, T, Ohio State |
| Feb 13 | Pro Football Focus (Renner) | Paris Johnson Jr, T, Ohio State |
| Feb 13 | Draft Countdown (Menendez) | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky |
| Feb 13 | Tankathon | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky |
| Feb 12 | The Draft Network (Weissman) | CJ Stroud, QB, Ohio State |
| Feb 11 | Touchdown Wire (Farrar) | Will Anderson, ED, Alabama |
| Feb 11 | Sporting News (Iyer) | Cam Smith, CB, South Carolina |
| Feb 11 | Pro Football Network (Fragoza) | Paris Johnson Jr, T, Ohio State |
| Feb 10 | College Sports Wire (Conn) | Peter Skoronski, T, Northwestern |
| Feb 10 | NFL media (Frelund) | Peter Skoronski, T, Northwestern |
| Feb 10 | CBS Sports (Fornelli) | Peter Skoronski, T, Northwestern |
| Feb 10 | Pro Football Network (Miller) | Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida |
| Feb 9 | Drafttek | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky |
| Feb 8 | The Athletic (Lee) | Peter Skoronski, T, Northwestern |
| Feb 7 | NFL media (Zierlein) | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky |
| Feb 6 | ESPN (Miller) | Peter Skoronski, T, Northwestern |
| Feb 6 | Draft Network (Crabbs) | Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas |
| Feb 6 | Draft Countdown (Hallam) | Chrisitan Gonzalez, CB, Oregon |
| Feb 5 | Pro Football Network (Cummings) | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky |
| Feb 3 | NFL media (Edholm) | Paris Johnson Jr, T, Ohio State |
| Feb 2 | Pro Football Network (Hasan) | Peter Skoronski, T, Northwestern |
| Feb 2 | Yahoo! Sports (McDonald) | Will Levis, QB, Kentucky |
| Jan 31 | Athlon Sports (Fischer) | Bryce Young, QB, Alabama |
| Jan 30 | The Draft Network (Marino) | Paris Johnson Jr, T, Ohio State |
| Jan 30 | Pro Football Focus (Sikkema) | Peter Skoronski, T, Northwestern |
| Jan 30 | SB Nation (Schofield) | Peter Skoronski, T, Northwestern |
| Jan 30 | The Athletic (Baumgardner) | CJ Stroud, QB, Ohio State |
| Jan 26 | Pro Football Focus (Mosher) | CJ Stroud, QB, Ohio State |
| Jan 23 | NFL media (Brooks) | Paris Johnson Jr, T, Ohio State |
| Jan 20 | NFL media (Jeremiah) | Peter Skoronski, T, Northwestern |
| Jan 17 | The Athletic (Brugler) | Paris Johnson Jr, T, Ohio State |
Most picked players: Peter Skoronski (12), Will Levis (9), Paris Johnson Jr (8), Anthony Richardson (4), CJ Stroud (4)
Picks by position: Tackle (22), Quarterback (19), Cornerback (2), Edge rusher (2), Defensive Interior (1), Running back (1)
Offense: 42
Defense: 5
