INDIANAPOLIS – The Raiders have selected 26 players over the past three NFL drafts. New head coach Jon Gruden named just one impact player from that crew.
Amari Cooper.
Outside the two-time Pro Bowl receiver, the Raiders haven’t benefitted from recent drafts. Gruden believes that has to change. Immediately.
“We need some talent to rise within this organization, I’ll tell you that,” Gruden said at the NFL Scouting Combine. “In our last three drafts, when I’m looking at it, we need someone other than Amari Cooper, some of these other young players, to explode on the scene.