The Las Vegas Raiders won too many games down the stretch of the 2023 NFL season and are now not in a great position to draft a quarterback. The team doesn’t pick until No. 13 in the first round, which likely puts them out of range for a top prospect.
The Chicago Bears, Washington Commanders and New England Patriots hold the first three picks and all of them need quarterbacks. That makes trade up to the top three unlikely. However, that won’t stop them from potentially trading in the five to seven range, per Tashan Reed and Vic Tafur of The Athletic.
“The Raiders have been exploring trading up — and maybe not as high as you think, according to league and team sources,” Reed and Tafur wrote in a March 4 column. “It may be unrealistic to swing a trade to move into the top three picks considering the Bears (pick No. 1), Commanders (No. 2) and New England Patriots (No. 3) need quarterbacks. Caleb Williams (USC), Daniels (LSU) and Drake Maye (North Carolina) are widely considered to be the top three quarterback prospects available.”
Potential options for trading up would be the Los Angeles Chargers (pick No. 5), New York Giants (No. 6) and Tennessee Titans (No. 7). It’s unlikely the Chargers would want to work with Las Vegas so the Giants and Titans would be the too most likely options. The problem for the Raiders is that picking at No. 6 or No. 7 likely puts them out of range for their preferred option.
