While the Oakland Raiders do have two young, up and coming running backs in DeAndre Washington and Jalen Richard, both players seem to be missing an element of power to their running style. While Latavius Murray left and other running backs such as Eddie Lacy signed elsewhere, the Raiders will either add Marshawn Lynch or draft a power back in the draft. Perhaps both.
While having Beastmode on the Raiders roster would be amazing, drafting a running back due to the possibility of injury could be wise. And if Marshawn only plays for one year, the Raiders could already have his replacement waiting in the wings.