If you’re a Raiders fan and you are looking ahead to the 2024 NFL Draft already, then Monday night was a big night. Two teams came into the night just ahead of the Raiders in the draft order and both of them won, thus moving the Raiders up two spots in the current draft order to sixth overall.
Here is what the current top ten draft order looks like according to Tankathon.com:
1. Bears (via CAR) 1-12
2. Patriots 3-10
3. Cardinals 3-10
4. Commanders 4-9
5. Bears 5-8
6. Raiders 5-8
7. Jets 5-8
8. Giants 5-8
9. Titans 5-8
10. Chargers 5-8
Technically speaking the Raiders are currently still in reach of the number one overall pick. They are four games back of the Panthers with four games left, which means the Panthers would have to win out and the Raiders would have to lose out. While the latter is certainly possible, the former would be highly unlikely.
Somewhat more possible would be a top three pick. Though with the final five teams in the top ten all having 5-8 records, there’s a lot of moving around that will happen before the end of the season.