Should the Oakland Raiders trade for Jalen Ramsey?

Would the Oakland Raiders consider trading away future assets, including draft picks and cash for Jacksonville Jaguars CB Jalen Ramsey?

The Oakland Raiders have done a fantastic job bolstering their roster this offseason, adding talent on both sides of the ball. They utilized their three first round picks to bring in three potential starters, and addressed most of their issues from last season.

Still, there is work to be done, and as we inch closer to training camp, the team may not be finished making moves. There are players who could come in and help fill roles this offseason, and recently, Brad Gagnon from Bleacher Report put together a list of realistic trades he feels could happen.

In his article, Gagnon states:

"The Raiders could also use help at cornerback, where the jury is still far from in on youngsters Gareon Conley, Nick Nelson, and Trayvon Mullen.Would the Jacksonville Jaguars actually trade a 24-year-old star who’s coming off a Pro Bowl season at a premium position? It’s not out of the question.It’s possible the Jags are growing tired of Ramsey, and that they’ll try to get something substantial for him now instead of potentially letting him walk in a year or two. If so, the Raiders might want to swoop in."

He thinks the Raiders might be interested because we don’t really know if our secondary is good enough. Although as a team last year we ranked 3rd in total team completion percentage, we might still need Ramsey, a corner who allowed 53 catches and ranked in the 50s, for total completions allowed last year.

I’m not a Jalen Ramsey hater, in fact, I think he’s a really good young corner. But one good year isn’t enough for me to give up our future picks, and put us in a bad cash spot for one player. Even though I am a true believer the corner spot is the most important spot on defense.

When you also factor in Ramsey had his best year in 2017, a year in which his teammate, A.J. Bouye, had an even better year, you’d have to be really careful about pulling a trade for that type of player.

Again, outside of one really solid year, Ramsey hasn’t done enough to prove to me that he’d be worth the headache of his off-field and on-field antics.

Another trade Brad Gagnon had mentioned in his article was the Raiders trading for Vic Beasley Jr., a player who I think would be a good fit anywhere but Paul Guenther’s system. Beasley is about 6’2″ 235 pounds, which makes him much too small for a true 4-3 DE.

I like Beasley as a player, but the scheme fit just isn’t there. Overall, I don’t think the Raiders should trade for anyone. Instead, they should keep building the correct way. That is through the draft, and through free agency with short term guaranteed contracts. No need to trade away draft picks.