The\u00a0Las Vegas Raiders\u00a0decided not to use a trade back into the first round on Day 1 or use a Day 2 pick on a wide receiver. Nonetheless, the Silver and Black did use a sixth-round pick to select former\u00a0Oregon Ducks\u00a0wideout, Malik Benson.<\/p>\n
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Still, Benson will need time to develop and won\u2019t be hitting the ground running out of the gate. As a result, could the Raiders look at the free agent or trade market to add another wide receiver?<\/p>\n
For The Athletic\u2019s Robert Mays, he believes the Raiders should go the trade route and buy low on a player without leveraging any of their Day 1 or Day 2 picks in the 2027\u00a0NFL\u00a0Draft. Mays proposed that Las Vegas pursue Kayshon Boutte, who could be the odd man out if the\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0trade for A.J. Brown.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe actual real thing that the Raiders could do, that is within the realm of possibility and is not us screwing around because it\u2019s April 29 and we are trying to have a good time, is: Can you trade a fifth-round pick for Kayshon Boutte?\u201d\u00a0Mays said on the April 30 edition of \u201cThe Athletic Football Show.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s that type of stuff they actually probably should be thinking about, not the pie-in-the-sky idea of whether they can snatch away A.J. Brown from the Patriots. It\u2019s not going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Could Las Vegas Pursue a Veteran Wideout?<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, could the Raiders look at the veteran wideout market to improve the group before the 2026 NFL season? Moreover, if Las Vegas goes with Kirk Cousins to start the campaign, might they want to add a wide receiver with a past connection to him?<\/p>\n
In an April 29 article,\u00a0CBS Sports\u2019 Zachary Pereles stated\u00a0that the best free agent fit is Stefon Diggs, who played with Cousins while with the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings.<\/p>\n
\u201cDiggs showed last year he can still really play, even if his snap share was way down,\u201d Pereles wrote. \u201cA talented separator who snatches the ball with hands like glue, Diggs would really help a\u00a0Raiders\u00a0wide receiver group bereft of his skill set and bereft of experience. The youngsters could play a lot, but Diggs could still see planty of work on crucial downs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Raiders GM Backs Current Wideout Group<\/p>\n
While there could be speculation linking the Raiders to a veteran wideout, the team\u2019s general manager, John Spytek, is high on their current group. Over the offseason, Las Vegas signed Jalen Nailor to go along with Tre Tucker.<\/p>\n
Moreover, the Silver and Black are hoping Jack Bech and Dont\u2019e Thornton Jr. take a major step in their development in Season 2.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like our receiver room,\u201d\u00a0Spytek said on the April 29 edition of \u201cUp & Adams.\u201d\u00a0\u201cI think probably people are going to roll their eyes. Everybody loves receivers.\u00a0This\u00a0is a question I get from my kids, \u2018Dad, like can we have 15 receivers on the roster?\u2018<\/p>\n
\u201cWe live in the fantasy football world \u2014 receiver, receiver, receiver. I value receivers, I do. I really do. But I love Tre Tucker, and he\u2019s a good player. And we\u2019re excited about Jalen Nailor, and we drafted Jack Bech in the second last year. We have\u00a0belief\u00a0in Jack.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe drafted Dont\u2019e Thornton in the fourth last year; we believe in him. I\u2019m excited\u00a0with\u00a0Malik Benson. We\u2019re not going to force anything. We have a very thorough evaluation of every player at every position\u00a0and\u00a0it never goes the way you want it to go.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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