Raiders: Revisiting the 2019 NFL Draft class and where they stand

In 2019, the Raiders newest draft class set the NFL world on fire, as they had three first-round picks. Let’s take a look at how they’ve progressed since. 

By many standards, the 2019 Raiders draft class was nothing short of culture-changing. They ranked #1 in many ‘19 draft class totals, including receptions, rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, scrimmage touchdowns, scrimmage yards, yards after the catch, and even sacks.

In case you haven’t noticed, that’s a whole lot of stats to lead every team’s rookie class with. As such, they were met with many praises from both fans and analysts.

"“It might be the greatest draft class that we’ve seen in the last 10 years”"

Now that’s some high praise from Good Morning Football’s Peter Schrager. Even still, there were plenty of doubters. Most commonly, the logic was that the Raiders’ draft class performed so well statistically due to them being a lesser team, thus more playing time for the rookies to compile stats.

There was the possibility of truth in those sentiments, as six of the Raiders, 2019 rookies would step in and be immediate starters, albeit safety Johnathan Abram would take part in only one game.

With three full years of NFL experience, let’s take a look back at the 2019 Raiders draft class to see where they’re at now. We’ll figure out if the masses were right to praise these players, or if those who doubted had the last laugh in the end.