How the Las Vegas Raiders can move up and draft Joe Burrow

By Matt Holder | Jan 15, 2020

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 13: Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers reacts to a touchdown against Clemson Tigers during the third quarter in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

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OAKLAND, CA – OCTOBER 11: Gabe Jackson No. 66 of the Oakland Raiders defends against the Denver Broncos in the second quarter at O.co Coliseum on October 11, 2015 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Then what?

Still shy of the goal, the organization could look to get rid of guard Gabe Jackson. After battling through injuries, the big man’s play has declined in the last couple of years and he could end up as an offseason casualty as a result.

A fifth-round pick is a reasonable amount of compensation for Jackson seeing as the Raiders traded away Kelechi Osemele for that price a year ago. For the purpose of this article, we’ll assume the pick is in the middle of the round which is worth about 35 points and the variance between the value of the first and last pick of the fifth-round isn’t very high anyway.

This transaction brings the total points required down to 129.

With a significant dent made in the original 3,200 number, one more splash is required to make Burrow a Las Vegas Raider.

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