If you could re-do the 2021 NFL Draft, the Raiders would likely be very happy about that. They selected Alex Leatherwood at No. 17, hoping he would solve their problems at right tackle.
Instead, they were forced to move Leatherwood inside to right guard after just a few weeks. Leatherwood continued to struggle there but did improve marginally as the season went along.
In a recent article by ESPN’s 32 beat writers, they redrafted the first two rounds of the 2021 NFL Draft. Leatherwood did not go in the first two rounds and the Raiders selected USC offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker at No. 17. Here is a snippet of Paul Gutierrez’s thoughts on the new selection:
