The Las Vegas Raiders secured the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft by winning a tiebreaker, which became significant after Dante Moore’s decision to stay at Oregon.
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He completed nearly 72% of his throws this season for 3, 565 yards, with 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Oregon finished 13-2.
If there is any doubt about the top quarterbacks in the NFL draft, the Las Vegas Raiders must consider trading the pick and obtaining additional assets.
The Las Vegas Raiders have a chance to change the trajectory of their franchise by selecting Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.
The Raiders ended their season with a win against the Kansas City Chiefs, but landing the No. 1 overall draft pick was far more important.
Raiders fans didn’t have to sweat out the team’s draft position during Sunday’s season finale against the Kansas City Chiefs. It was already settled.
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.
Ashton Jeanty is a phenomenal player whose character might be more impressive than the highlight reels he created at Boise State. But none of that means he was the right pick for the Raiders on Thursday.
The Raiders, for the second straight year, bucked conventional wisdom in the first round of the NFL draft. They can only hope they get the last laugh again.
The Raiders are likely to add a quarterback in this year’s draft over the weekend. But their history of selecting prospects at the position is spotty at best.
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