Rookie report card for the Raiders after Week 11 win

Rookie report card for the Raiders after Week 11 win

The Raiders won another game this week in part to their fantastic rookie class. The draft class scored a touchdown and made numerous plays on defense to help the team improve to 6-4. It’s truly developing into an all-time draft class for the Oakland Raiders.

Today, we will break down the performances from their entire draft class from 2019. Here is the team’s rookie report card after Week 11.

DE Clelin Ferrell: B-

It wasn’t the biggest day for the No. 4 pick in the draft, but Ferrell’s play didn’t go unnoticed. He finished the game with one tackle and one pass deflection, that helped the Oakland defense get off the field. There were snaps throughout the game where he was near the quarterback for a potential sack, but he just wasn’t able to bring Ryan Finley down.

RB Josh Jacobs: B

You can just about make the case every week that Josh Jacobs was Oakland’s best player. In Week 11, he carried the ball 23 times for 112 yards and added another 12 yards in the receiving game, as well. Jacobs’ only flaw on Sunday was a first-quarter fumble that gave the Bengals the ball back after Finley was stripped-sacked by Maxx Crosby. Jacobs doesn’t have a history of fumbling, so consider it just an anomaly for the potential Offensive Rookie of the Year award winner.

SS Johnathan Abram: N/A

The No. 27 pick in the 2019 NFL draft suffered a shoulder injury in Week 1 and was placed on the injured reserve list. With Karl Joseph hurt and expected to fit free agency this offseason, expect Abram to slide back into the starting lineup in 2020.

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