The Las Vegas Raiders will enter next week’s NFL draft with several needs despite doing a solid job in free agency to start to build the foundation.

They will have 10 picks in which to continue that process.

After most likely filling the most pressing need of quarterback of the future with the top pick, general manager John Spytek can start to attack some of the other holes on the depth chart.

One of the most glaring is at nose tackle.

The Raiders are switching to a base 3-4 front under new defensive coordinator Rob Leonard, and much of the personnel on the defensive line was brought in under a 4-3 scheme.

That doesn’t mean those players are no longer valuable, but their roles will be adjusted.

It also means the Raiders have to find a pure nose tackle to anchor the middle of the line.

This week, the Las Vegas Review-Journal will examine six areas of potential need for the Raiders that might be addressed in the draft.

Today, it’s the defensive tackles:

Current roster

Adam Butler, Jonah Laulu, JJ Pegues, Thomas Booker IV, Tonka Hemingway, Brodric Martin, Treven Ma’ae

Analysis: Most of these players will kick out to defensive end in Leonard’s scheme. Butler probably can adjust to play the nose tackle role to some degree, but he is 32 and has dealt with injuries. Pegues might be a better option, but the roster doesn’t have a pure nose tackle.

The Raiders are going to run a multiple front under Leonard. They’re not going to be lined up in a 3-4 defense on every snap, and they have a solid rotation of bodies that can provide flexibility in alignments and assignments.

Still, they need that space-eating true nose to give Leonard a full toolbox of options for his first year as defensive coordinator.

And options will be available to find that player in the draft after the first round.

Mid-round possibilities

Kayden McDonald, Ohio State; Lee Hunter, Texas Tech; Christen Miller, Georgia; Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati; Caleb Banks, Florida; Domonique Orange, Iowa State; Darrell Jackson Jr., Florida State

Analysis: The need might be great enough that the Raiders probably don’t want to go too far beyond this group before addressing it, which would mean using a second- or third-round selection.

It would be justified on any of these prospects.

McDonald would be an ideal choice at No. 36, near the top of the second round.

He is immoveable at the point of attack and would swallow up blockers to clear paths for his teammates to make plays. McDonald is elite against the run and still developing against the pass, which is why there is a chance he might be available in the second round.

The same could be said of Hunter, who is just a bit behind McDonald in terms of prospect grades.

It’s a common theme with the top nose tackles in this class. Good against the run with limitations in the passing game, which means primarily early-down roles early in their careers.

Miller is another similar case, though he has shown improvement as a rusher each year and has the traits to excel in that area.

Banks is massive with freakish athleticism, though his immense talent rarely shows up with dominant performances on the field, and he doesn’t clog the middle.

Clemson’s Peter Woods has generated a lot of buzz among Raiders fans, but he projects better into a 4-3 defense.

Corleone, Orange and Jackson could be strong fits and might be available in the third round or later.

Later-round possibilities

Tim Keenan III, Alabama; Zxavian Harris, Mississippi; David Gusta, Kentucky; Bryson Eason, Tennessee; Gary Smith III, UCLA; Cole Brevard, Texas

Analysis: Harris is probably the best player and fit from this group, though he has off-the-field concerns. Keenan projects as a solid player who has a high floor but perhaps a low ceiling.

Gusta could be an option if they are looking for a player with more ability to get up the field and get after the passer.

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