Early in the first round of the NFL Draft Thursday night the story was all about defense. But soon that storyline would shift to wide receiver in a big way.
At pick eight, the first receiver came off the board with the Falcons selecting USC’s Drake London. That set off a flurry of wide receivers coming off the board with six coming off the board in the 11 picks between 8 and 18. Essentially, gutting the position barely into the second half of the first round.
Originally the Raiders selected at 22 overall in this draft. Wide receiver was the top need for them coming into this offseason. But instead of waiting to see if any wide receivers would be available to them at the 22 pick, they instead traded away their first and second round picks to acquire Davante Adams from the Packers. And with the way the draft transpired Thursday night, they’re glad they made that move.
