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Revisiting the highs and lows of the Raiders 2019 NFL Draft

By Jason Willis

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 25: Josh Jacobs of Alabama poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen #24 overall by the Oakland Raiders during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 25: Josh Jacobs of Alabama poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen #24 overall by the Oakland Raiders during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 07: Clelin Ferrell #96 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates after sacking quarterback Philip Rivers #17 of the Los Angeles Chargers in the fourth quarter at RingCentral Coliseum on November 07, 2019, in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

Looking back at the Raiders 2019 NFL Draft class

#4. player. 28. Pick Analysis. DE. ClelinFerrell. Scouting Report. Clemson

The further we get from this draft, the worse this pick looks. After a stellar career at Clemson where he won a national championship in his final season, Ferrell was considered by nearly everyone to be a late-first or even second-round pick. Everyone but the Raiders that is as they delivered the shock of the draft when they called his name in the top five.

So far, Ferrell has been a colossal bust. With just eight sacks over his three-year career, Ferrell has seen his playing time decrease every year. Culminating in a 2021 season where he played in just 24% of the team snaps, he did not start in any games. After being replaced by Yannick Ngakuoe last season, the Raiders added Chandler Jones to play his position this off-season.

Selected three picks later, the Jaguars added Josh Allen to rush the passer. A Pro Bowler his rookie year, Allen has 20.5 sacks over his three seasons in the NFL. Later in the draft, fellow defensive lineman Brian Burns, Jefferey Simmons, and Montez Sweat were selected. All have had better careers than Ferrel thus far. In 2022, Ferrell faces an uphill battle to make the Las Vegas roster.

GRADE: F

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