The Las Vegas Raiders made the most of their 2020 NFL Draft, bringing in seven players who will make an impact immediately this season.
Every team believes they hit a home run with their picks in the 2020 NFL Draft, but we know that a draft class cannot truly be evaluated for at least three years. For the Las Vegas Raiders, the hope is that they are putting the final pieces in place on the rebuild they started when Mike Mayock took over as general manager.
The Raiders did an excellent job addressing many needs on both sides of the ball during this past draft, primarily at wide receiver and cornerback. Jon Gruden and Mayock made some picks that surprised some, but also did a very good job finding some steals at certain spots, including with their final selection, Amik Robertson.
One thing that can’t be argued is the 2020 Raiders got better over the weekend, adding some highly talented young prospects to an already up and coming roster that is primed to make a run at the playoffs. This is a team that needed to get faster, and they accomplished that in a big way over the three-day period.
Now that the draft is behind us it’s time to take a deeper dive into the picks and slap a grade on each of them.