The Raiders entered the 2020 NFL Draft with two first-round picks (No. 12 and No. 19 overall) and then a 61-pick gap before taking another player in the third (No. 80). That’s a long time between selections, all while quality talent is being earmarked for other teams.
Trading down from either of their first-round draft slots would've been the best way to acquire picks where they currently have none, especially in the second round. They gave that selection up in Khalil Mack trade, possibly the most shocking detail other than the trade itself.
But Raiders general manager Mike Mayock said the Silver and Black didn’t actively try to trade down during Thursday's first round.