Key Highlights
- A loss during the season finale against the Kansas City Chiefs next Sunday will ensure the currently 2-14 club is the first team to draft this spring. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThat would be just the second time in franchise history that the Silver and Black hold the No.
- 1 overall selection.
- The other instance came in 2007, when the Raiders selected JaMarcus Russell.
- With the club being in the quarterback market just like it was 19 years ago, the expectation is that it will address the most important position on the field at the top of the draft again. In other words, there will be plenty of mock drafts that send either Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza or Oregon’s Dante Moore to Las Vegas in the coming months.
- The thought of a new quarterback provides new optimism within the fanbase, leading to more positive reactions on the internet than after a typical non-competitive loss. Per ESPN’s metrics, the Raiders are looking at an 80 percent chance at securing the No.
