The Las Vegas Raiders hiring James Cregg as offensive line coach could pay dividends for the Silver and Black before the team even hits the field. Cregg served in the same role at LSU from 2018 to 2020, meaning he was a part of the Tigers’ historic National Championship team in 2019.
That squad ended up having 14 players selected in the 2020 NFL Draft which tied a league record at the time. Three of the coach’s five starting offensive linemen heard their names get called in that class; Lloyd Cushenberry III, Damien Lewis and Saahdiq Charles, and all are impending free agents this spring who could fill needs for the Raiders.