With their final pick of the 2025 NFL Draft at 222 the Raiders select LB Cody Lindenberg

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With their final pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Raiders address that last of their major needs. With pick 222 in round seven, they selected Minnesota LB Cody Lindenberg.

This is right where Lindenberg was expected to go. He was listed at 220 on Arif Hasan's consensus big board.

Dane Brugler had him listed as a round 5-6 prospect and his 16th LB in this draft. Here is what Brugler had to say about Lindenberg in his The Beast draft guide:

A three-year starter at Minnesota, Lindenberg was the Mike linebacker in former defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman’s scheme. A do-everything athlete in high school, he became a full-time linebacker for the Gophers and was productive when on the field (7.8 tackles per game over the past two seasons). With his frame and acceleration, Lindenberg has an interesting collection of traits, which helps him make an impact against both run and pass and as a blitzer.

Though he appears to process things well, he tends to be inconsistent sifting and playing through contact, which often leaves him stuck in traffic or late reacting in man coverage. Overall, Lindenberg has throwback size and rallies well to the football, but he doesn’t consistently stay ahead of plays and ends up stuck — an issue that will lead to less production in the NFL than it did in college. He projects as a backup Will with special teams tools.

Lindenberg should add depth and competition at linebacker for the Raiders as well as on special teams.

This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Raiders draft results: LB Cody Lindenberg at pick 222 in Round 7

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