Tom Telesco begins his first draft in charge of the Raiders on Thursday. Turning the team around starts with getting better results with the team’s selections.
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The Raiders kept an open mind in their evaluation of polarizing Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter, who could be available when they pick seventh in the NFL draft.
This week, Protective Force International is deploying most of its 260 officers along the tourist corridor for the upcoming NFL draft.
Throughout the week, the Review-Journal will run computer simulations and profile the players who end up with the Raiders with the 86th pick, their first selection of the NFL draft.
Four or more quarterbacks have been selected in the first round in four of the last five NFL drafts. But oddsmakers expect that trend to end this week.
The Baylor defensive back nearly set a record in the 40-yard dash at the combine, but hoped to show NFL teams he’s more than just a “track guy” over the last few months.
For Raiders general manager Dave Ziegler, the last few months have been a crash course in teaching a new philosophy.
Ten of the last 13 NFL No. 1 draft picks have been quarterbacks. But the top four favorites at Station Casinos to go No. 1 this year are linemen.
Every draft board is different. All 32 of them. Each evaluation generates varying opinions about prospects based on team needs and collected data.
After going heavy on offense on the first two days of the NFL draft, the Raiders will look to add to the defense and add depth on Day Three.
The second day of the NFL draft once again helped prove the age-old truism that if a college football player has talent, the NFL will find him.
When the draft is nearing its end, it can be more advantageous for a player to not hear his name called and instead sign with a team as an undrafted free agent.
The Review-Journal’s Vegas Nation crew recaps the Las Vegas Raiders’ draft picks in day 2 the 2020 NFL draft.
Twitter reacted quickly to the Raiders using back-to-back picks in the third round to draft receivers, giving them three among their first four selections.
The Raiders picked wide receivers Lynn Bowden from Kentucky and Bryan Edwards from South Carolina and Clemson safety Tanner Muse in the third round of the NFL draft Friday.