The Oakland Raiders 2015 season ended with a great sense of hope and optimism, but there is still work to be done to decide who can be the secret sauce in the 2016 NFL draft to propel this team to the Playoffs.

What do we do now?

The most common question any Raiders fan is asking themselves after a 7-9 season that felt more like a revitalization than despair. Derek Carr took major steps forward in his development as a passer.

Amari Cooper turned out to be everything and so much more as a star wide receiver on a franchise that hasn’t had one in decades. Khalil Mack broke out in a major way proving to his critics that he truly is a top five pass rusher in the NFL.

Reggie McKenzie has proved he is putting the pieces in place for a monster in the AFC West. And Charles Woodson, though not retiring with another championship ring still found a way to retire with grace and admiration in the NFL community.

But the 2016 NFL draft class will be the most crucial class since the McKenzie’s inception. He can’t mess this draft up with the amount of momentum generated from 2015.

The Raiders will be picking at 14 in the first-round of the 2016 NFL draft, which often times is a precarious spot in most drafts. You either pray for teams to allow premier talent to fall, or you end up taking a player whose talent is virtually the same as the next 25-30 picks after.

But in this class the Raiders have a good shot of a special talent falling to them at 14. And the most hyped player that consistently gets mocked as likely to land in the Raiders’ lap is Clemson cornerback Mackensie Alexander.

The 5-11, 190-pound red-shirt sophomore has been a media darling due to his swaggering attitude on the field and boastful hot takes to the press, but is he really worth the Raiders 14th pick if he’s available? Let’s find out as we look at Alexander’s film and production to see if he should become a member of the Oakland Raiders 2016 NFL draft class.