Las Vegas Raiders: One draft prospect to target from each top-25 program

From April 29th to May 1st, over 250 of the best college football players in the country will be joining NFL rosters, including the Las Vegas Raiders, hoping to establish long-lasting careers. With how advanced scouting has gotten, teams can dive deep into players from all across the nation and see the talent that may be hiding due to low exposure or poor team success.

However, it is not a coincidence that many of the top players taken in the draft coming from elite programs.

Schools like Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, and Georgia have created almost a tier of their own on the recruiting trail, and that has been reflected each year in the draft. Though, when it comes to success on the field, plenty of teams have established winning programs without five-star players up and down the roster.

When you look down the final AP top 25, you’ll find nine different conferences represented throughout from the SEC to the Sun Belt. As we continue to observe the draft from the Las Vegas Raiders’ perspective, let’s analyze each of the top teams in college football and see what prospects they have.

Here are players the Raiders could draft from each top team, from early first-round picks to late seventh-round guys.