The Raiders completely overhauled their receiver corps last season.
It didn’t take.
Dramatic moves blew up in the Raiders’ face, one after another. Antonio Brown went nuclear. Tyrell Williams hurt his feet early and they never got right. Ryan Grant was ineffective. J.J. Nelson was unavailable too often for Jon Gruden’s taste. In-season attempts to fix the problem also failed. Trevor Davis didn’t stick around. Zay Jones never gained Derek Carr’s trust.
It wasn’t all disaster. Hunter Renfrow proved a quality pro working from the slot. Williams was a good player when healthy.
There’s no doubt, however, that the Raiders need to upgrade the position significantly for the second straight year.