One way to uncover talent in the draft others may have missed is to see them at another position. Despite Villanova’s Malik Reaves being a two-time all conference performer at cornerback, he has not shown up on the radar as a draftable player. So, the Raiders are looking at him a bit differently.
Reaves visited the Raiders Wednesday with the team viewing him as a safety prospect.
“When I came to the facility I talked with [Defensive Backs] Coach [Derrick] Ansley,” said Reaves. “I talked with the safeties coach. I sat down with the safeties coach the most, me and him watched some film and talked about calling out formations.