ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders hold the No. 24 overall pick in this spring’s NFL draft, the latest first-round pick not affected by a trade they will make since taking Nnamdi Asomugha 31st overall in 2003.
Raiders coach Jack Del Rio, recently named the Greasy Neale Professional Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club, said “interior pass rush” was “critical” and a need for Oakland.
“We were not nearly effective enough,” Del Rio said in his final media conference.
Not only did the Raiders have the fewest sacks in the league at 25, but only three of them came from defensive tackles rushing from inside -- 2 ½ from Stacy McGee and ½ from Dan Williams -- in 2016.