The first class for general manager Tom Telesco and head coach Antonio Pierce, would turn out to be their only draft at the helm of the Raiders as well. The class has started to build rather deep roots for the Raiders, with good talent in the first three rounds and a few picks later on, but the Raiders could improve on a couple spots.
A fun idea I had was a re-draft, but not any re-draft that just picks the best player, I wanted to re-draft the Raiders for 2020 but use the same positions at each selection. For example in 2019 at 4th overall, while I would desperately want to take a defensive tackle, the Raiders selected EDGE Clelin Ferrell and thus they’ll stick at EDGE. A few rules:
I plan to do a redraft for 2019 to 2025 re-draft and then my own personal “what I would do” 2026 re-draft so keep an eye on those.
Round 1, 13th Overall: TE Brock Bowers (original pick)
Original Pick: TE Brock Bowers
Round 2, 44th Overall: IOL Zach Frazier (51st overall)
Original Pick: IOL Jackson Powers-Johnson
Round 3, 77th Overall: DJ Glaze
Original Pick: T Delmar “DJ” Glaze
Round 4, 112th Overall: CB Tarheeb Still (137th overall)
Original Pick: CB Decamerion Richardson
Round 5, 148th Overall: ILB Tommy Eichenberg (original pick)
Original Pick: ILB Tommy Eichenberg
Round 6, 208th Overall: RB George Holani (UDFA)
Original Pick: RB Dylan Laube
Round 7, 223rd Overall: SAF Thomas Harper (UDFA)
Original Pick: SAF Trey Taylor
Round 7, 229th Overall: CB Christian Roland-Wallace (UDFA)
Original Pick: CB MJ Devonshire