The Las Vegas Raiders are gearing up for the 2021 NFL Draft and we take a look at the state of the offensive line position group.
The Las Vegas Raiders made major changes to their offensive line after a 2020 season where the unit as a whole was wrecked with injury and underperformed especially in the run game. Three of the week one starters from 2020 are now gone, all traded instead of being cut and the Raiders have two additional picks in the 2021 draft as a result.
The upside of those moves is that one of the traded players, RT Trent Brown, was barely on the field anyway in 2020 and the Raiders already know what life is like without him. The other two starters, Rodney Hudson and Gabe Jackson, have been on the team for several years and were models of consistency and health.
The Raiders have replaced Jackson and Hudson and technically have a replacement for Brown but many believe that the offensive line is the biggest position of need for the team coming in to the draft. With that in mind, we will take a dive in to the current state of the offensive line and when we expect the Raiders to address the position group in the 2021 NFL Draft.