Let’s be clear right off the top here; the consensus is the the be-all end-all authority on where a prospect should be selected. And NFL teams employ folks who see and hear things from these prospects that very few of those who project these things from the outside are privy to.
That being said, it can be worth a look to see how the Raiders draft board may or may not compare to the industry as a whole.
For that we go to Arif Hasan’s annual consensus Draft board which sets a draft ranking and therefore a draft position projection for every player based on Draft analysts opinions worldwide.
According to Hasan:
This method has historically done a fantastic job at predicting where players will go in the draft, telling which players are the most polarizing, explaining how different kinds of experts evaluate different types of prospects, and anchoring our discussions on the NFL draft.
So, going by that measuring stick, let’s see how the Raiders selections compare.