Las Vegas Raiders
Draft Profile · 2006–2025 · 163 picks analyzed
Avg Value Over Expected
-3.8
Across 163 graded picks
Hit Rate
18%
Picks outperforming draft slot
Avg Pick Movement
-7 spots
Average redraft position change
Positional Drafting
▲RB11p
-6.4▼DB19p
-202.6Total value over expected
Draft Range Rank
▲Rounds 6-7
5th▼Late 1st
32ndBest / worst rank vs. league
Draft Class Performance
Year-by-year draft class rank among all teams. Color reflects relative performance.
Early grade — career still developing
Draft Investment Returns
Each circle is a draft pick, sized by capital invested. Position shows value generated versus expectations.
Biggest Steals & Busts
Top 5 picks that most outperformed or underperformed their draft slot.
Biggest Steals
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxx CrosbyTop Steal 2019 · DE · Eastern Michigan | 75.4 | #106→#4 | +63.8 | |
| Khalil MackTop Steal 2014 · LB · Buffalo | 102.6 | #5→#2 | +60.3 | |
| Derek CarrTop Steal 2014 · QB · Fresno St. | 71.9 | #36→#9 | +45.0 | |
| Shelby HarrisTop Steal 2014 · DE · Illinois St. | 46.4 | #235→#26 | +42.6 | |
| Josh JacobsTop Steal 2019 · RB · Alabama | 73.7 | #24→#6 | +41.9 |
Biggest Busts
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaMarcus RussellBust 2007 · QB · LSU | -1.4 | #1→#253 | -46.4 | |
| Alex LeatherwoodBust 2021 · OL · Alabama | -1.2 | #17→#254 | -36.4 | |
| Damon ArnetteBust 2020 · DB · Ohio St. | -1.0 | #19→#230 | -35.2 | |
| Johnathan AbramBust 2019 · S · Mississippi St. | -1.4 | #27→#253 | -31.9 | |
| Henry Ruggs IIIBust 2020 · WR · Alabama | 6.5 | #12→#87 | -31.4 |
Pick Range Performance
How Las Vegas Raiders performs in each draft slot range compared to the league average.
Range
Picks
vs. League Avg
Rank
Complete Draft History
Every draft pick since 2006.
163 picks
Pick | Player | Rd | Year | Value | Diff | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
202511 picks-134.822nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Ashton JeantyEarly Promise RB · Boise St. | 1 | 2025 | 12.0 | -29.6 | 17 |
| Jack BechEarly WR · TCU | 2 | 2025 | 0.2 | -20.4 | 16 |
| Darien PorterEarly DB · Iowa St. | 3 | 2025 | -0.9 | -19.1 | 17 |
| Caleb RogersEarly OL · Texas Tech | 3 | 2025 | 1.2 | -11.4 | 6 |
| Charles GrantEarly OL · William & Mary | 3 | 2025 | 0.8 | -11.7 | 9 |
| Dont'e ThorntonEarly WR · Tennessee | 4 | 2025 | -1.0 | -12.3 | 15 |
| Tonka HemingwayEarly DT · South Carolina | 4 | 2025 | -1.1 | -10.4 | 9 |
| JJ PeguesEarly DT · Mississippi | 6 | 2025 | -0.9 | -6.9 | 9 |
| Tommy MellottEarly QB · Montana St. | 6 | 2025 | 0.0 | -4.4 | |
| Cam MillerEarly QB · North Dakota St. | 6 | 2025 | 0.0 | -4.4 | |
| Cody LindenbergEarly LB · Minnesota | 7 | 2025 | 0.0 | -4.2 | 17 |
20248 picks-58.315th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Brock BowersRising Star TE · Georgia | 1 | 2024 | 37.8 | +0.4 | 29 |
| Jackson Powers-JohnsonEarly OL · Oregon | 2 | 2024 | 6.5 | -17.8 | 23 |
| Delmar GlazeEarly OL · Maryland | 3 | 2024 | 9.3 | -6.9 | 34 |
| Decamerion RichardsonEarly DB · Mississippi St. | 4 | 2024 | -1.0 | -11.9 | 27 |
| Tommy EichenbergEarly LB · Ohio St. | 5 | 2024 | -0.7 | -9.0 | 31 |
| Dylan LaubeEarly RB · New Hampshire | 6 | 2024 | -0.4 | -5.0 | 27 |
| Trey TaylorEarly S · Air Force | 7 | 2024 | 0.1 | -4.0 | 9 |
| M.J. DevonshireEarly DB · Pittsburgh | 7 | 2024 | 0.0 | -4.0 | |
20239 picks-117.528th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Tyree WilsonLikely Bust LB · Texas Tech | 1 | 2023 | 0.8 | -40.2 | 50 |
| Michael MayerLikely Bust TE · Notre Dame | 2 | 2023 | 2.6 | -24.7 | 38 |
| Byron Young DE · Alabama | 3 | 2023 | -1.1 | -18.9 | 23 |
| Tre Tucker WR · Cincinnati | 3 | 2023 | 7.8 | -4.5 | 50 |
| Jakorian Bennett DB · Maryland | 4 | 2023 | -1.1 | -12.9 | 35 |
| Aidan O'Connell QB · Purdue | 4 | 2023 | 9.1 | -0.2 | 21 |
| Christopher Smith S · Georgia | 5 | 2023 | 0.3 | -6.4 | 41 |
| Amari Burney LB · Florida | 6 | 2023 | -0.4 | -5.3 | 24 |
| Nesta Jade Silvera DT · Arizona St. | 7 | 2023 | -0.6 | -4.5 | 9 |
20226 picks-15.714th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Dylan Parham OL · Memphis | 3 | 2022 | 18.8 | +5.0 | 64 |
| Zamir White RB · Georgia | 4 | 2022 | 2.5 | -7.6 | 45 |
| Neil Farrell DT · LSU | 4 | 2022 | -1.0 | -10.9 | 19 |
| Matthew Butler DT · Tennessee | 5 | 2022 | -0.7 | -7.0 | 27 |
| Thayer Munford OL · Ohio St. | 7 | 2022 | 12.1 | +8.3 | 51 |
| Brittain Brown RB · UCLA | 7 | 2022 | 0.1 | -3.5 | 9 |
20217 picks-30.214th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Alex LeatherwoodBust OL · Alabama | 1 | 2021 | -1.2 | -36.4 | 21 |
| Tre'von Moehrig S · TCU | 2 | 2021 | 22.0 | -2.6 | 82 |
| Malcolm Koonce DE · Buffalo | 3 | 2021 | 14.5 | -1.3 | 56 |
| Divine Deablo LB · Virginia Tech | 3 | 2021 | 20.3 | +4.7 | 67 |
| Tyree Gillespie S · Missouri | 4 | 2021 | 0.2 | -8.5 | 14 |
| Nate HobbsSteal DB · Illinois | 5 | 2021 | 25.5 | +18.6 | 62 |
| Jimmy Morrissey OL · Pittsburgh | 7 | 2021 | -0.8 | -4.7 | 15 |
20207 picks-101.532nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Henry Ruggs IIIBust WR · Alabama | 1 | 2020 | 6.5 | -31.4 | 20 |
| Damon ArnetteBust DB · Ohio St. | 1 | 2020 | -1.0 | -35.2 | 15 |
| Lynn Bowden Jr. WR · Kentucky | 3 | 2020 | 2.0 | -13.6 | 26 |
| Bryan Edwards WR · South Carolina | 3 | 2020 | 5.3 | -10.1 | 35 |
| Tanner Muse S · Clemson | 3 | 2020 | 3.3 | -9.0 | 36 |
| John Simpson OL · Clemson | 4 | 2020 | 15.3 | +4.1 | 86 |
| Amik Robertson DB · Louisiana Tech | 4 | 2020 | 2.8 | -6.2 | 86 |
20199 picks+31.78th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Clelin FerrellBust DE · Clemson | 1 | 2019 | 13.5 | -29.4 | 98 |
| Josh JacobsTop Steal RB · Alabama | 1 | 2019 | 73.7 | +41.9 | 105 |
| Johnathan AbramBust S · Mississippi St. | 1 | 2019 | -1.4 | -31.9 | 55 |
| Trayvon MullenBust DB · Clemson | 2 | 2019 | 1.2 | -24.4 | 46 |
| Maxx CrosbyTop Steal DE · Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2019 | 75.4 | +63.8 | 110 |
| Isaiah Johnson DB · Houston | 4 | 2019 | -0.8 | -10.5 | 19 |
| Foster Moreau TE · LSU | 4 | 2019 | 12.3 | +3.2 | 104 |
| Hunter RenfrowTop Steal WR · Clemson | 5 | 2019 | 29.6 | +21.3 | 79 |
| Quinton Bell DE · Prairie View A&M | 7 | 2019 | 1.6 | -2.3 | 33 |
20189 picks-23.421st of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Kolton MillerSteal OL · UCLA | 1 | 2018 | 51.5 | +15.2 | 113 |
| P.J. Hall DT · Sam Houston St. | 2 | 2018 | 10.9 | -10.0 | 40 |
| Brandon ParkerBust OL · North Carolina A&T | 3 | 2018 | -1.2 | -20.1 | 59 |
| Arden Key DE · LSU | 3 | 2018 | 23.4 | +9.1 | 116 |
| Nick Nelson DB · Wisconsin | 4 | 2018 | -1.0 | -12.1 | 12 |
| Maurice Hurst Jr. DT · Michigan | 5 | 2018 | 18.9 | +10.0 | 65 |
| Johnny Townsend P · Florida | 5 | 2018 | 0.0 | -6.5 | 21 |
| Azeem Victor LB · Washington | 6 | 2018 | 0.0 | -4.3 | |
| Marcell Ateman WR · Oklahoma St. | 7 | 2018 | -0.7 | -4.7 | 19 |
20179 picks-78.232nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Gareon ConleyBust DB · Ohio St. | 1 | 2017 | 8.2 | -23.6 | 31 |
| Obi MelifonwuBust S · Connecticut | 2 | 2017 | -0.1 | -21.2 | 7 |
| Eddie Vanderdoes DT · UCLA | 3 | 2017 | -0.7 | -14.8 | 19 |
| David Sharpe OL · Florida | 4 | 2017 | 0.5 | -9.2 | 46 |
| Marquel Lee LB · Wake Forest | 5 | 2017 | 1.8 | -5.0 | 45 |
| Shalom Luani S · Washington St. | 7 | 2017 | 0.4 | -3.8 | 31 |
| Jylan Ware OL · Alabama St. | 7 | 2017 | 0.0 | -3.9 | 1 |
| Elijah Hood RB · North Carolina | 7 | 2017 | 0.0 | -3.7 | 1 |
| Treyvon Hester DT · Toledo | 7 | 2017 | 10.7 | +7.0 | 41 |
20167 picks-83.131st of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Karl Joseph S · West Virginia | 1 | 2016 | 19.5 | -17.3 | 65 |
| Jihad WardBust DE · Illinois | 2 | 2016 | -0.8 | -25.1 | 136 |
| Shilique Calhoun DE · Michigan St. | 3 | 2016 | -0.7 | -17.3 | 51 |
| Connor Cook QB · Michigan St. | 4 | 2016 | -0.4 | -12.7 | 1 |
| DeAndre Washington RB · Texas Tech | 5 | 2016 | 8.8 | +0.1 | 59 |
| Cory James LB · Colorado St. | 6 | 2016 | -1.1 | -6.4 | 26 |
| Vadal Alexander OL · LSU | 7 | 2016 | -0.5 | -4.3 | 24 |
201510 picks-17.118th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Amari CooperSteal WR · Alabama | 1 | 2015 | 60.4 | +17.5 | 154 |
| Mario Edwards DT · Florida St. | 2 | 2015 | 22.1 | -5.2 | 141 |
| Clive Walford TE · Miami (FL) | 3 | 2015 | 6.0 | -12.2 | 52 |
| Jon Feliciano OL · Miami (FL) | 4 | 2015 | 22.9 | +13.2 | 113 |
| Ben Heeney LB · Kansas | 5 | 2015 | 0.8 | -8.1 | 24 |
| Neiron Ball LB · Florida | 5 | 2015 | 2.2 | -5.1 | 6 |
| Max Valles LB · Virginia | 6 | 2015 | 0.0 | -6.1 | |
| Anthony Morris OL · Tennessee St. | 7 | 2015 | 0.0 | -4.3 | |
| Andre Debose WR · Florida | 7 | 2015 | 0.0 | -4.2 | |
| Dexter McDonald DB · Kansas | 7 | 2015 | 1.2 | -2.5 | 27 |
20148 picks+183.71st of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Khalil MackTop Steal LB · Buffalo | 1 | 2014 | 102.6 | +60.3 | 179 |
| Derek CarrTop Steal QB · Fresno St. | 2 | 2014 | 71.9 | +45.0 | 169 |
| Gabe JacksonTop Steal OL · Mississippi St. | 3 | 2014 | 40.3 | +24.9 | 136 |
| Justin Ellis DT · Louisiana Tech | 4 | 2014 | 18.2 | +6.7 | 117 |
| Keith McGill S · Utah | 4 | 2014 | 1.0 | -9.6 | 54 |
| T.J. CarrieSteal DB · Ohio | 7 | 2014 | 21.6 | +17.4 | 125 |
| Shelby HarrisTop Steal DE · Illinois St. | 7 | 2014 | 46.4 | +42.6 | 146 |
| Jonathan Dowling S · Western Kentucky | 7 | 2014 | 0.1 | -3.5 | 7 |
201310 picks-36.421st of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| D.J. HaydenBust DB · Houston | 1 | 2013 | 14.3 | -23.6 | 92 |
| Menelik WatsonBust OL · Florida St. | 2 | 2013 | 1.2 | -23.7 | 34 |
| Sio Moore LB · Connecticut | 3 | 2013 | 6.5 | -12.2 | 46 |
| Tyler Wilson QB · Arkansas | 4 | 2013 | 0.0 | -10.9 | |
| Nick Kasa TE · Colorado | 6 | 2013 | -0.4 | -6.9 | 16 |
| Latavius MurrayTop Steal RB · Central Florida | 6 | 2013 | 37.5 | +31.5 | 151 |
| Mychal Rivera TE · Tennessee | 6 | 2013 | 5.6 | -0.2 | 61 |
| Stacy McGee DT · Oklahoma | 6 | 2013 | 9.9 | +5.1 | 81 |
| Brice Butler WR · San Diego St. | 7 | 2013 | 6.2 | +1.6 | 69 |
| David Bass DE · Missouri Western St. | 7 | 2013 | 6.8 | +2.9 | 64 |
20126 picks-34.527th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Tony Bergstrom OL · Utah | 3 | 2012 | 2.1 | -10.9 | 86 |
| Miles Burris LB · San Diego St. | 4 | 2012 | -1.6 | -11.3 | 38 |
| Jack Crawford DE · Penn St. | 5 | 2012 | 5.8 | -1.8 | 109 |
| Juron Criner WR · Arizona | 5 | 2012 | 2.7 | -4.1 | 13 |
| Christo Bilukidi DE · Georgia St. | 6 | 2012 | -0.5 | -6.0 | 24 |
| Nathan Stupar LB · Penn St. | 7 | 2012 | 3.5 | -0.4 | 82 |
20118 picks+6.317th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Stefen WisniewskiTop Steal OL · Penn St. | 2 | 2011 | 43.4 | +20.3 | 139 |
| DeMarcus Van Dyke DB · Miami (FL) | 3 | 2011 | -0.7 | -16.1 | 25 |
| Joe BarksdaleSteal OL · LSU | 3 | 2011 | 28.6 | +15.1 | 106 |
| Chimdi Chekwa DB · Ohio St. | 4 | 2011 | -0.9 | -11.8 | 35 |
| Taiwan Jones RB · Eastern Washington | 4 | 2011 | 1.7 | -8.2 | 139 |
| Denarius MooreSteal WR · Tennessee | 5 | 2011 | 23.6 | +15.3 | 57 |
| Richard Gordon TE · Miami (FL) | 6 | 2011 | -0.1 | -6.1 | 35 |
| David Ausberry WR · USC | 7 | 2011 | 1.5 | -2.2 | 34 |
20109 picks+20.113th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Rolando McClain LB · Alabama | 1 | 2010 | 37.8 | -2.5 | 65 |
| Lamarr Houston DE · Texas | 2 | 2010 | 34.3 | +10.0 | 100 |
| Jared VeldheerTop Steal OL · Hillsdale | 3 | 2010 | 54.7 | +36.7 | 121 |
| Bruce Campbell OL · Maryland | 4 | 2010 | 0.1 | -11.5 | 19 |
| Jacoby Ford WR · Clemson | 4 | 2010 | 8.2 | -3.1 | 38 |
| Walter McFadden DB · Auburn | 5 | 2010 | -0.8 | -9.9 | 4 |
| Travis Goethel LB · Arizona St. | 6 | 2010 | -0.1 | -5.6 | 16 |
| Jeremy Ware DB · Michigan St. | 7 | 2010 | 0.6 | -3.8 | 8 |
| Stevie Brown S · Michigan | 7 | 2010 | 13.3 | +9.7 | 55 |
20097 picks-21.319th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Darrius Heyward-BeyBust WR · Maryland | 1 | 2009 | 19.6 | -21.4 | 144 |
| Mike Mitchell S · Ohio | 2 | 2009 | 28.9 | +5.5 | 145 |
| Matt Shaughnessy DE · Wisconsin | 3 | 2009 | 19.7 | +2.2 | 75 |
| Louis Murphy WR · Florida | 4 | 2009 | 5.8 | -4.2 | 95 |
| Slade Norris DE · Oregon St. | 4 | 2009 | 0.0 | -9.9 | 9 |
| Stryker Sulak DE · Missouri | 6 | 2009 | 0.0 | -5.0 | |
| Brandon Myers TE · Iowa | 6 | 2009 | 16.4 | +11.5 | 115 |
20085 picks-13.522nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Darren McFaddenBust RB · Arkansas | 1 | 2008 | 18.2 | -24.7 | 103 |
| Tyvon BranchTop Steal S · Connecticut | 4 | 2008 | 35.2 | +22.9 | 106 |
| Arman Shields WR · Richmond | 4 | 2008 | 0.0 | -9.9 | |
| Trevor Scott DE · Buffalo | 6 | 2008 | 3.0 | -3.7 | 85 |
| Chaz Schilens WR · San Diego St. | 7 | 2008 | 6.0 | +2.0 | 59 |
200711 picks-85.528th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| JaMarcus RussellBust QB · LSU | 1 | 2007 | -1.4 | -46.4 | 31 |
| Zach MillerTop Steal TE · Arizona St. | 2 | 2007 | 50.7 | +24.5 | 110 |
| Quentin Moses DE · Georgia | 3 | 2007 | 2.1 | -16.8 | 44 |
| Mario Henderson DT · Florida St. | 3 | 2007 | 11.8 | -1.8 | 44 |
| Johnnie Lee Higgins WR · Texas-El Paso | 3 | 2007 | -0.8 | -13.3 | 60 |
| Michael Bush RB · Louisville | 4 | 2007 | 14.8 | +2.5 | 89 |
| John Bowie DB · Cincinnati | 4 | 2007 | 0.1 | -11.0 | 5 |
| Jay Richardson DE · Ohio St. | 5 | 2007 | -1.0 | -10.1 | 59 |
| Eric Frampton S · Washington St. | 5 | 2007 | 0.6 | -6.4 | 91 |
| Oren O'Neal FB · Arkansas St. | 6 | 2007 | 3.4 | -2.9 | 18 |
| Jonathan Holland WR · Louisiana Tech | 7 | 2007 | -0.1 | -3.6 | 17 |
20067 picks-16.622nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Michael Huff S · Texas | 1 | 2006 | 34.4 | -6.6 | 118 |
| Thomas Howard LB · Texas-El Paso | 2 | 2006 | 11.9 | -14.3 | 95 |
| Paul McQuistan OL · Weber St. | 3 | 2006 | 15.7 | -2.3 | 97 |
| Darnell Bing LB · USC | 4 | 2006 | 0.5 | -11.7 | 5 |
| Kevin BootheTop Steal OL · Cornell | 6 | 2006 | 33.7 | +27.4 | 114 |
| Chris Morris OL · Michigan St. | 7 | 2006 | -1.2 | -5.6 | 51 |
| Kevin McMahan WR · Maine | 7 | 2006 | 0.0 | -3.5 | |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Las Vegas Raiders's draft history.
Who is the best draft pick in Las Vegas Raiders history?
Maxx Crosby (DE), drafted #106 overall in 2019, is the Las Vegas Raiders's best value pick with +64 points over expected. In a redraft, Maxx Crosby would go #4 overall.
Who is the biggest draft bust in Las Vegas Raiders history?
JaMarcus Russell (QB), picked #1 in 2007, underperformed by 46 points vs. expected. Redraft value places JaMarcus Russell at #253 overall.
How well do the Las Vegas Raiders draft?
From 2006–2025, the Las Vegas Raiders average -3.8 value over expected per pick across 163 graded selections. 18% of their picks outperform their draft slot.
What was the Las Vegas Raiders's best draft class?
The 2014 class ranks 1st among all teams that year, with 8 picks averaging +23.0 value over expected.
How many draft steals and busts have the Las Vegas Raiders had?
Since 2006, the Las Vegas Raiders have found 19 draft steals and had 26 busts or significant disappointments out of 163 graded picks.
