2021 NFL Team Draft Page

In 2015, 2016, and 2018, the Raiders took a defensive tackle in the second round hoping to find a long-term anchor. None of them made it past 3 years, and PJ Hall, the most recent, was jettisoned after just two. Taking Day 2 reaches just doesn't seem to be working, so how about Vegas looking to add a consensus elite prospect in RD1?

On paper, the rest of the roster looks promising here at the outset. We have a top-10 (or better) RB. A top OL. Maybe THE top group of TEs. The LB room has gone from atrocious to a strength. There's a promising youth movement at WR, DE, and DB. It's pretty easy to peg DT - where FA on a prove-it deal, Maliek Collins, too-short Mo Hurst, and one-dimensional Jonathan Hankins lead the way - as the most glaring need on the roster.

Beyond that, don't be surprised if the Raiders, even after a receiver-rich draft in 2020, take a receiver early. My guess is that Tyrell Williams- out for the year - has played his last game as a Raider and, barring Zay Jones or Nelson Agholor WAY out-performing expections, look for Gruden to try to add another piece to a young core of Ruggs-Edwards-Renfrow.

DraftTek introduces team pages this month. The Raiders' Team Page shows the entire roster of Raiders' picks for Consensus Mock Draft #4 all with one click.