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Win or Loss: Raiders guide to highest and lowest 2023 NFL Draft spot

By Micah McDonald

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 25: A general view of a video board as the Oakland Raiders pick is announced 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: A general view of a video board as the Oakland Raiders pick is announced 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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Win or Loss: Raiders guide to highest and lowest 2023 NFL Draft spot

If They Lose

Highest Draft Spot

#6 Scenario:

  • Falcons Win vs. Buccaneers
  • Rams Win vs. Seahawks

Currently as it sits the Raiders are in the number 8 spot right behind the Atlanta Falcons and in front of the Carolina Panthers. The Falcons, who also sit at 6-10, hold the tie breaker over the Raiders due to strength of schedule. The Rams (pick owned by the Seahawks) are currently 5-11, but the Raiders would hold the tie breaker against them due to head-to-head matchups. Both teams face far superior opponents, but as we’ve seen in the NFL anything can happen.

Lowest Draft Spot

#8 Scenario:

  • Falcons Lose vs. Buccaneers
  • Rams Lose vs. Seahawks

If the Raiders lose, there’s no way they will be able to drop any farther down then they already are. The Atlanta Falcons are the only ones who hold any sort of tie breaker over the Raiders amongst the teams currently sitting at 6-10, so with a loss they can only move up from where they sit right now.

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