List of Las Vegas Raiders first-round draft picks
The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Raiders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's American Football Conference West Division.[4] Founded on January 30, 1960, as the Oakland Raiders, they were a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) and joined the NFL in 1970 following the AFL–NFL merger.[5][6][7] The team departed Oakland to play in Los Angeles from the 1982 season through the 1994 season, becoming the Los Angeles Raiders, before returning to Oakland and switching back to being the Oakland Raiders at the start of the 1995 season.[5][8] Prior to the start of the 2020 season, the Raiders moved to Las Vegas and changed their name to the Las Vegas Raiders.[9] The team began utilizing Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, for home games the same year.[10]
The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting",[11][12][13] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment.[14] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks. Teams that qualified for the NFL playoffs select after non-qualifiers, and their order depends on how far they advanced, using their regular season record as a tie-breaker. The final two selections in the first round are reserved for the Super Bowl runner-up and champion. Draft picks are tradable and players or other picks can be acquired with them.[15]
Before the merger agreements in 1966, the AFL directly competed with the NFL and held a separate draft. This led to a bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues, along with the subsequent drafting of the same player in each draft. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues began holding a multiple round "common draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "common draft" simply became the NFL draft.[16][17][18] The first AFL draft was held prior to the start of the 1960 season. The first round of the 1960 AFL draft was territorial selections. Each team received a "territorial pick" which allowed them to select a single player within a pre-agreed upon designated region (the team's "territory"). Teams then agreed on the top eight players at each position, who were subsequently assigned to teams by random draw, with each of the eight teams receiving one of those players. This process was repeated until all 53 roster spots were filled.[19] Beginning in the 1961 draft, the AFL, using the same system as the NFL, began to assign picks based on the previous season's standings.[20]
Since the team's first draft, the Raiders have selected 64 players in the first round.[21] The team's first-round pick in the inaugural AFL draft was Dale Hackbart, a defensive back from Wisconsin; he was the team's territorial selection.[19][22][23] The Raiders have drafted first overall once, selecting JaMarcus Russell in the 2007 NFL draft.[21] In the most recent draft, held in 2024, the Raiders selected Georgia tight end Brock Bowers.[24]
The Raiders did not draft a player in the first round on eleven occasions.[21] Five of the team's first-round picks—Marcus Allen, Tim Brown, Ray Guy, Gene Upshaw, and Charles Woodson—have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[25][26] The Raiders used four first-round picks in the 1960s to select players—Roman Gabriel, Dale Hackbart, Tony Lorick, and Joe Rutgens—who chose to sign with the NFL instead.[27][28][29][30][31]
Player selections
[edit]Symbol | Meaning |
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† | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
* | Selected number one overall |
Position abbreviations | |
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C | Center |
CB | Cornerback |
DB | Defensive back |
DE | Defensive end |
DT | Defensive tackle |
G | Guard |
K | Placekicker |
LB | Linebacker |
P | Punter |
QB | Quarterback |
RB | Running back |
S | Safety |
T | Tackle |
TE | Tight end |
WR | Wide receiver |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The Las Vegas Raiders were previously known as the Oakland Raiders (1960–1981, 1995–2019) and Los Angeles Raiders (1982–1994).[46][47]
- ^ The first round of the 1960 AFL draft was territorial selections. Teams were allowed to select a single player from a designated region (their "territory").[19][22][23]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 1963 first-round selection (No. 1 overall) and the rights to defensive tackle Fred Miller to the Dallas Texans in exchange for quarterback Cotton Davidson.[49][50]
- ^ a b Las Vegas traded their 1976 first-round selection (No. 23 overall) and 1977 first-round selection (No. 28 overall) to the Green Bay Packers as compensation for linebacker Ted Hendricks.[52][53][54][55]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 1978 first-round selection (No. 26 overall), 1979 fourth-round selection (No. 103 overall), and defensive lineman Herb McMath to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for defensive tackle Mike McCoy.[56][54][57][58]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 1979 first-round selection (No. 19 overall), 1980 third-round selection (No. 70 overall), and 1981 second-round selection (No. 56 overall) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for cornerback Monte Jackson.[59][60][61][62]
- ^ Las Vegas traded tight end Dave Casper to the Houston Oilers in exchange for their 1981 first- and second-round selections (Nos. 21 and 48 overall) and 1982 second-round selection (No. 35 overall).[63]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 1981 first- and third-round selections (Nos. 28 and 83 overall) to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for their 1981 first- and third-round selections (Nos. 28 and 83 overall).[64]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 1984 first-round selection (No. 28 overall) and 1985 second-round selection (No. 52 overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for cornerback Mike Haynes.[65][66][67]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 1988 second- and third-round selections (Nos. 48 and 60 overall) and defensive end Sean Jones to the Houston Oilers in exchange for their 1988 first-, third-, and fourth-round selections (Nos. 9, 74, and 102 overall).[63]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 1988 second- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 33 and 102 overall) and wide receiver Dokie Williams to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for their 1988 first-round selection (No. 26 overall).[68]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 1989 first-round selection (No. 11 overall) and 1990 third-round selection (No. 63 overall) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for wide receiver Willie Gault.[69][70][71]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 1996 first-, second-, and fourth-round selections (Nos. 17, 48, and 109 overall) to the Houston Oilers in exchange for their 1996 first-round selection (No. 9 overall).[72]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 1997 first-, second-, and fourth-round selections (Nos. 10, 39, and 107 overall) and wide receiver Daryl Hobbs to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for their 1997 first- and sixth-round selections (Nos. 2 and 166 overall).[73]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their two 1998 second-round selections (Nos. 34 and 59 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for their 1998 first-round selection (No. 23 overall).[74]
- ^ a b c Las Vegas traded head coach Jon Gruden to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for their 2002 first- and second-round selections (Nos. 21 and 53 overall), 2003 first-round selection (No. 32 overall), 2004 second-round selection (No. 45 overall), and $8 million in cash.[75][76][77][78]
- ^ a b Las Vegas traded a 2002 first-, received from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,[P] and third-round selection (Nos. 21 and 89 overall) to the Washington Redskins in exchange for their 2002 first-round selection (No. 18 overall).[79]
- ^ Las Vegas traded a 2002 first-, received from the Washington Redskins,[Q] and fifth-round selection (Nos. 18 and 158 overall) to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for their 2002 first-round selection (No. 17 overall).[79]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 2005 first- and seventh-round selections (Nos. 7 and 219 overall) and linebacker Napoleon Harris to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for wide receiver Randy Moss.[80]
- ^ a b Las Vegas traded a 2005 second- and two sixth-round selections (Nos. 47, 182, and 185 overall) and tight end Doug Jolley to the New York Jets in exchange for their 2005 first- and seventh-round selections (Nos. 26 and 230 overall).[80]
- ^ Las Vegas traded a 2005 first-, received from the New York Jets,[T] and fifth-round selection (Nos. 26 and 105 overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for their 2005 first-round selection (No. 23 overall).[80]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 2011 first-round selection (No. 17 overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for defensive lineman Richard Seymour.[81]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 2012 first-round selection (No. 17 overall) and 2013 second-round selection (No. 37 overall) to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for quarterback Carson Palmer.[82]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 2013 first-round selection (No. 3 overall) to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for their 2013 first- and second-round selections (Nos. 12 and 42 overall).[83]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 2018 first-round selection (No. 10 overall) to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for their 2018 first-, third-, and fifth-round selections (Nos. 15, 79, and 152 overall).[84]
- ^ a b Las Vegas traded their 2020 second- and seventh-round selections (Nos. 43 and 226 overall) and linebacker Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears in exchange for their 2019 first- and sixth-round selections (Nos. 24 and 196 overall) and 2020 first- and third-round selections (Nos. 19 and 81 overall).[85]
- ^ Las Vegas traded wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for their 2019 first-round selection (No. 27 overall).[85]
- ^ Las Vegas traded their 2022 first- and second-round selections (Nos. 22 and 53 overall) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for wide receiver Davante Adams.[86]
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