Former UNLV receiver Ricky White III is enjoying his first taste of the NFL — as he should after all the work he put in to make his goal a reality.
NFL Draft
Add Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty to the growing list of players who got prank-called on NFL draft weekend.
The Raiders became the second team since 2018 to take a running back in the top 10 of the draft this year. Here’s how recent picks have fared in the NFL.
Former UNLV linebacker Jackson Woodard is beginning his NFL journey with the Seahawks, along with another former Rebels standout.
Here is a look at what national outlets are saying about the Raiders’ first draft under general manager John Spytek and coach Pete Carroll, including final grades.
The Raiders added explosiveness and deepened the competition at several positions with their 11-player NFL draft class over the past three days.
The Raiders aren’t going to make national headlines with their draft class, but it was clear they had a plan and executed it by identifying versatility and elite traits.
Here are the 11 players selected by the Raiders in the NFL draft, with analysis, grades and potential roles for each one during his rookie season.
For the first time since 2010, UNLV’s football team had a player taken in the NFL draft. Also on Saturday, two Rebels signed as undrafted free agents.
The Raiders wrapped up their first NFL draft under John Spytek and Pete Carroll with an 11-player class, including quarterback Cam Miller of North Dakota State.
There are still plenty of good players left for the Raiders to sort through on the final day of the NFL draft on Saturday.
Raiders general manager John Spytek, when asked Friday about drafting a quarterback, said: “So far, it hasn’t fallen our way with the evaluations we’ve had.”
The Raiders drafted TCU wide receiver Jack Bech, whose brother, Tiger, was among 14 people killed in a terrorist attack early on New Year’s Day in New Orleans.
Running back Ashton Jeanty arrived in Las Vegas on Friday for the first time as a member of the Raiders, who took him with the sixth pick in the NFL draft.
Shedeur Sanders was not selected in the first round of the NFL draft, and he still could be available when the Raiders pick in the second round Friday.
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