Coming into today, the Raiders draft range was anywhere between 8 and 14. By game time, it had only narrowed slightly to 9-14. But if the Raiders won, their highest possible position was 11th.
They would beat the Broncos to finish 8-9 on the season, putting them only one slot better than their worst case scenario coming into the day. Not that anyone in the Raiders locker room or any fan in the stadium cares about such things.
Their position at 13 puts them in a complete tie with the Broncos in record as well as strength of schedule (.488). But winning the head-to-head puts the Broncos at 12 and the Raiders at 13.
Here is the full top of the draft per tankathon.com
1. Bears (via CAR)
2. Commanders
3. Patriots
4. Cardinals
5. Chargers
6. Giants
7. Titans
8. Falcons
9. Bears
10. Jets
11. Vikings
12. Broncos
13. Raiders
14. Saints
15. Colts
16. Seahawks
17. Jaguars
18. Bengals
Obviously the Raiders will be looking for a quarterback in this draft. The top three — Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels — could be gone in the first few picks, so if they want one of them, they’d have to trade up to get one.
