Oakland Raiders pass rusher Khalil Mack has been a key player in revitalizing the Oakland Raiders franchise.
When Mack was drafted fifth overall in 2013, he was seen as a potential major impact player on the defensive side of the ball. After two stellar seasons, including one which saw him rack up 15 sacks as the Raiders only reliable pass rusher, Mack has taken his game to another level in his third season.
Nowhere was that evidenced more than in Sunday’s game at home against the Carolina Panthers.
Khalil Mack had an INT, sack, FF, FR and TD. He's the 1st player since Charles Woodson in 2009 to do all 5 of those things in same game. pic.twitter.com/XI8DS22Bqb
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 28, 2016
Mack is a generational type of player, able to impact the game in a multitude of ways. We saw this in full effect in Oakland’s win, which featured his first career touchdown (watch here).
Time and again he has come up huge in key situations for the Raiders. And with a young core leading the way, Oakland is primed to be a force in the NFL for years to come.