The Raiders didn’t select a quarterback in the first three rounds of the NFL draft, making it all but certain that this year’s starter is already on the roster.
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The Raiders drafted what could be a generational tight end in Georgia’s Brock Bowers, but they had other needs they should have addressed in the first round.
The Raiders should consider an offensive tackle prospect that graduated from Liberty if they stay put in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.
The Raiders need a quarterback, and Russell Wilson needs a fresh start. It might be a successful match if the team can’t secure a top quarterback in the NFL draft.
Dave Ziegler will oversee his second draft for the Raiders, hoping to land a starting player and difference-maker with the seventh overall pick.
The arrest of Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter for reckless driving and racing after a fatal crash hits too close to home for the Raiders because of Henry Ruggs.
Zamir White, a fourth-round draft pick out of Georgia, wasn’t supposed to live more than two weeks when born.
The team has sent a pretty clear message to players under new general manager Dave Ziegler and head coach Josh McDaniels.
In trading for wide receiver Davante Adams from the Packers, the Raiders secured a far more polished player than any available in the first round of the NFL draft.
The onus to improve what have been some questionable recent draft picks falls on new general manager Dave Ziegler and coach Josh McDaniels.
The NFL draft that was meant to be in Las Vegas in 2020 has arrived, and not even a pandemic could change this: The town that does everything big won’t disappoint.
While lots goes into determining NFL draft value, it still matters most how players ultimately perform.
Aaron Rodgers managed to upstage all that was the NFL draft’s opening round when it was reported the league’s reigning Most Valuable Player wants out of Green Bay.
The Raiders have far too many other needs than to worry about dealing for one of the NFL draft’s elite quarterback prospects.
The general manager of the Raiders seems to favor those with “lower-half power generators,” known to him as bubble buttts, who also have the versatility to play a joker position.