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The Las Vegas Raiders go into the 2021 NFL Draft with only six selections, after losing their sixth-round pick due to COVID-19 protocol violations. Holding only one first-round pick for the first time in Mike Mayock’s run as the general manager, the Raiders have a lot of decisions to make, as they cannot afford to swing and miss with pick No. 17 overall.
Looking at Mayock and Jon Gruden’s five first-round selections across the 2019 and 2020 NFL Draft, there has really only been one player who has lived up to his first-round billing.