There’s few things rabid football fans enjoy more than predicting the draft. So, every year we hold a contest. But we wouldn’t just ask the fans to submit their picks without putting ourselves out there as well. So, before we get to the fan results, let’s look at how the staff did with their picks.
Bold is a correct pick. Bold with solid border is a correct pick in the correct round.
S&BP Staff 7-round Raiders draft predictions
| Round 1a | Clelin Ferrell, ED, Clemson* | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Hakeem Butler, WR, Iowa St | Josh Allen, ED, Kentucky | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Quinnen Williams, DI, Alabama | Devin White, LB, LSU |
| Round 1b | Noah Fant, TE, Iowa | Noah Fant, TE, Iowa | Dalton Risner, G/T, Kansas St | Greedy Williams, CB, LSU | Marquise Brown, WR, Oklahoma | Chris Lindstrom, G, Boston College | Byron Murphy, CB, Washington | Montez Sweat, ED, Miss St |
| Round 1c | Marquise Brown, WR, Oklahoma | Nasir Adderley, S, Delaware | Jerry Tillery, DI, Notre Dame | Chris Lindstrom, G, Boston College | Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama | Jaylon Ferguson, ED, LA Tech | Dexter Lawrence, DI, Clemson | Byron Murphy, CB, Washington |
| Round 2 | Jaylon Ferguson, ED, LA Tech | Marquise Brown, WR, Oklahoma | Anthony Nelson, DE, Iowa | Parris Campbell, WR, Ohio State | Darnell Savage, S, Maryland | Rock Ya-Sin, CB, Temple | Rashan Gary, ED, Michigan | Miles Sanders, RB, Penn State |
| Round 4 | David Montgomery, RB, Iowa St** | David Long, CB, Michigan | Germaine Pratt, LB, NC State | Bryce Love, RB, Stanford | John Cominsky, ED, Charlston | Miles Sanders, RB, Penn State | Drue Tranquill, LB, Notre Dame | Josh Oliver, TE, San Jose St |
| Round 5 | Connor McGovern, G, Penn St*** | Jalen Jelks, ED, Oregon | Alexander Mattison, RB, Boise St | Drew Sample, TE, Washington | Will Harris, S, Boston College | Foster Moreau, TE, LSU | Devin Singelary, RB, FAU | Ben Powers, G, Oklahoma |
| Round 7a | Marquise Blair, S, Utah+ | Gary Johnson, LB, Texas | Iman Marshall, DB, USC | Porter Gustin, ED, USC | Caleb Wilson, TE, UCLA | Jaquan Johnson, S, Miami | Trevon Wescoe, TE, WVU | Maxx Crosby, ED, Eastern Mich |
| Round 7b | Gary Johnson, LB, Texas# | Ken Webster, CB, Ole Miss | Hunter Renfrow, WR, Clemson | Khalil Hodge, LB, Buffalo | Hjalte Froholdt, G, Arkansas | Drue Tranquill, LB, Notre Dame | Porter Gustin, ED, USC | Lil'Jordan Humphrey, WR, Texas |
Mine had trades, though after a trade down I had Clelin Ferrell as the Raiders top pick.