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Levi Damien

OL Mekhi Becton runs 5.11 40 at 364 pounds and Mike Mayock’s reaction is all of us

It’s no secret Tom Cable loves his big offensive tackles. When he joined the Raiders as their offensive line coach two offseasons ago, the Raiders immediately spent two of their top three draft picks on 6-8, 320+ offensive tackles. Then this last offseason, the Raiders made 6-8, 380-pound Trent Brown the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history.

Brown ran a 5.29 40-yard-dash at 355 at his combine back in 2015 and 6-7, 364-pound Mekhi Becton just blew that out of the water with a 5.11 40-yard dash at 9 pounds heavier. We also know Cable likes his linemen athletic to run is outside zone scheme.

So, you can understand the look Mayock gave Cable after Becton’s run.

Now, the Raiders are obviously not in the market for a tackle. Not after using their top pick on left tackle Kolton Miller in 2018 and signing Brown last offseason to play right tackle. Which is probably why it isn’t revealing any big secrets for NFL Network to show Mayock’s expression when expected for round pick Becton showed such rare athleticism

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