LAS VEGAS RAIDERS

Round 1 (12): WR Henry Ruggs III, Alabama
Round 1 (19): CB Damon Arnette, Ohio State
Round 3 (80): RB Lynn Bowden Jr., Kentucky
Round 3 (81): WR Bryan Edwards, South Carolina
Round 3 (100): S/LB Tanner Muse, Clemson
Round 4 (109): IOL John Simpson, Clemson
Round 4 (139): CB Amik Robertson, LA Tech

1st Round: Al Davis would have been proud. The Raiders reached for the fastest prospect in the first round. They took three wide receivers in their first four picks. And they snagged two more Clemson products, making it five total over the past two drafts. Don't just call Ruggs a speedster, though. He's a complete route-runner with legit ball skills, as well. He doesn't have to just be a deep threat, but he looks like a sure thing in that regard. Jerry Jeudy and CeeDee Lamb were still available and higher on PFF s big board, but Ruggs offers speed you won t find anywhere else and still ranked 10th among all players on PFF s board in the 2020 class. Meanwhile, The Athletic called Arnette was one of the bigger consensus reaches of the first round. His consensus rank was just 63rd, and his rank on PFF s board was just 88th. He s a physical, aggressive player who wins with his aggressiveness at the catch point and in press concepts, but he s also a sub-par athlete with short arms for the cornerback position who will turn 24 years old in September. He never graded at an extremely high level for an older prospect, either.

Balance Of The Draft: Bowden is still more gimmick than a wide receiver. While he's incredibly dynamic with the ball in his hands, the worry is that he'll always have to be schemed touches in the NFL rather than collect them through the normal flow of an offense. He ll likely back up Josh Jacobs at running back. He ranked 113th on PFF s board after playing mostly quarterback at Kentucky in 2019 ... Edwards found a lot of success by physically manhandling college corners. He needs to be more than that to win in the league, though, and hasn't consistently shown he can separate downfield. He ranked just 128th overall and outside the top 20 receivers ... The Raiders also added former Clemson off-ball linebacker/safety Muse to their haul. Realistically, Muse is a linebacker in the NFL and has more than enough toughness to his game to pull it off. He's still not going to be particularly fluid or a playmaker in coverage there, though. Robertson is a DOG. He s a smaller cornerback who plays like he s 6-foot-10. He projects as an extremely productive slot cornerback at the next level. His overall grades improved in each of the past three seasons at LA Tech, and he finished as the No. 75 player on PFF s Big Board. He also ranked highly in many of PFF s advanced coverage metrics.

Steal Of The Draft: Amik Roberston

Draft Grades: Playbook C+

ESPN: B... PFF: C... SI: C+... Composite: C+