Las Vegas Raiders: Realistic first round targets in the CFP title game

The Las Vegas Raiders hold the No. 17 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and here are some realistic targets playing in the CFP title game.

The Las Vegas Raiders failed to make the playoffs once again this season, and due to the fact they finished with an 8-8 record, they will find themselves picking in the middle of the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Sitting at pick No. 17 overall, there should be a bunch of talent remaining for them to improve the roster, and unlike the last two years, they do not have multiple first round picks.

That means that the combination of Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock have to get this pick right, and on Monday, you can be sure their eyes will be glued to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. The game will feature two of the top teams in the country in Alabama and Ohio State, two schools that have produced no shortage of first round players.

In fact, the Raiders two first round draft picks from last year were from both of these schools, as they took Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs III with pick No. 12, and then Ohio State cornerback Damon Arnette at pick No. 19. Will one of their teammates join them in Vegas this April, that we do not know, but we do know that there are players who can help this team immediately from both schools.

Here are five realistic targets for the Raiders with pick No. 17 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.