{"id":863580,"date":"2026-04-11T01:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/863580\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T01:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:45:22","slug":"nfl-draft-insider-has-the-las-vegas-raiders-potentially-doing-what-would-go-completely-against-klint-kubiaks-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/863580\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Draft Insider has the Las Vegas Raiders potentially doing what would go completely against Klint Kubiak’s words"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Las Vegas Raiders are likely going to go with either a wide receiver or defensive tackle at pick No. 36, despite what Matt Miller and Jordan Reid are saying about a tackle.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFeb 10, 2026; Henderson, NV, USA; Las Vegas Raiders coach Klint Kubiak speaks at introductory press conference at Intermountain Health Performance Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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The Las Vegas Raiders have a plan. They already have an idea of what they will do with the No. 36 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Of course, that\u2019s 36 picks into the draft, and anything can happen. So, yes, they also have a backup plan, or a few of them.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s likely not on that plan is the Raiders taking an offensive tackle at No. 36. How do I know that? Well, I\u2019m just going off what head coach Klint Kubiak has said so far.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, there is some stability at both tackle spots,\u201d Kubiak told reporters back at the NFL Combine. \u201cYou have some young picks in JPJ (Jackson Powers-Johnson) and Caleb (Rogers). It\u2019s a work in progress, still learning all of the guys, still kind of catching up on last season with what they have done. What I do know is that we will have a clear teaching style. I\u2019ve seen Rick Dennison get the best out of his guys. The main thing is that we get them all playing together, and that comes with teaching our system. I do like the guys that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unless this is a smokescreen, this is quite literally Kubiak saying that they won\u2019t draft a tackle high in the draft. He likes the stability, and once you draft a tackle high, one that will be the new starter, you kind of end that stability. Now, they do need some depth, so I do imagine they will use a Day 3 pick in the draft to grab at least one tackle. If that tackle wins the starting job in training camp, then that\u2019s a whole other conversation.<\/p>\n

So it could be a smokescreen, especially because one NFL Draft Insider is gathering intel that says otherwise<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s Matt Miller has intel on the Raiders\u2019 pick No. 36<\/p>\n

Pick No. 1 won\u2019t be a surprise, but where the Raiders go at No. 36 is a question a lot of NFL decision-makers are pondering. Based on the intel I\u2019ve gathered, it\u2019ll be a pick to support Mendoza. That might be a wide receiver or a right tackle, depending on who\u2019s available. \u2014 Miller, ESPN<\/a><\/p>\n

NFL Draft buzz, via @nfldraftscout<\/a>, @Jordan_Reid<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jets reportedly extremely high on WR Omar Cooper Jr.
\u2022 WR in play for Browns at No. 6
\u2022 Wouldn’t be a surprise if Saints took Carnell Tate at No. 8
\u2022 S Caleb Downs, EDGE Rueben Bain Jr. believed to be players the Cowboys\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/CZXxaxXp7S<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Underdog NFL (@UnderdogNFL) April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

That just doesn\u2019t seem right. Now, do I think the Raiders need an offensive tackle? Sure. \u00a0Last season was one of the worst seasons for the offensive line in football. Starting right tackle DJ Glaze led the league in Blown Blocks, per Sports Info Solutions, with 54 total. Given these struggles, fans expected a new right tackle to arrive via free agency or the 2026 NFL Draft. However, that did not happen in free agency, and signs indicate it may not happen in the draft either.<\/p>\n

However, as we have said a few times now, the Raiders are very good at keeping tight-lipped, especially with GM John Spytek running the show. Remember last season, when everyone the day before the draft was saying the Raiders would draft Armand Membou, the offensive tackle from Missouri? That didn\u2019t happen, as he went after Jeanty. So, who knows what will happen?<\/p>\n

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The Las Vegas Raiders don\u2019t have a huge need at offensive tackle, especially when it comes to starter-level talent, but it\u2019s hard not to have interest in Memphis OT Travis Burke, who\u2019s 6\u20199.<\/p>\n