Raiders tight end Clive Walford, the team’s third-round pick, is seeing his opportunities increase lately and found the end zone for the first time Sunday with a 23-yard catch from Derek Carr.
Walford ran a wheel route from his tight end spot and a perfectly thrown pass helped him beat Chargers safety Jimmy Wilson for the touchdown.
“When he snapped the ball and I saw the way the defender played it, I felt like he was going to come to me, but I wasn’t sure so I just ran my route,” Walford said. “I looked back and saw the ball and I knew I just had to make a play on it.