The club has tapped a pair of now-former Seattle Seahawks to lead the team going forward, going all-in with Geno Smith at quarterback and Pete Carroll as the head coach. Those decisions have seemingly transformed the way the Raiders will operate going forward, ending a rebuild and kickstarting what figures to be a win-now approach.

The 2025 NFL draft got under way on Thursday night in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Las Vegas Raiders are slated to make nine of the draft's 257 picks, and started off by taking running back Ashton Jeanty with the No.

With Sanders falling out of Thursday's first round, do the Raiders made a big move to add a potential quarterback of the future?