By just about any measure, the Oakland Raiders had one of the league’s best draft hauls. Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden found several key contributors that helped the team make a push for the playoffs. While it’s true the team did have three first-round picks, it’s what they did after those picks that is the most impressive.
According to Bleacher Report’s Maurice Moton, the Raiders had one of the league’s best draft classes as he gave the team a grade of “A” for all of their selections. Moton specifically mentioned defensive end, Maxx Crosby, as one of the biggest steals of the draft:
Maxx Crosby broke out as the biggest surprise in this class. He’s a Defensive Rookie of the Year candidate who finished second among first-year players in sacks (10) and put together a stellar four-sack performance against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 11.
Players like Trayvon Mullen, Foster Moreau, Hunter Renfrow helped make this one of the league’s best draft classes. If this team can get any production out of players like Clelin Ferrell and Johnathan Abram, this has to be one of the best draft classes in Raiders’ history.
