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Jamie Sharper, Troy Vincent Jr among 4 joining Raiders camp staff as part of Diversity coaching fellows

Jamie Sharper joins Raiders camp staff as part of Diversity coaching fellows

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The Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship each year seeks to use the minicamps and training camp for each NFL team to give minority coaching hopefuls an opportunity to observe, participate and gain experience with the hopes of ultimately gaining full-time NFL coaching positions.

The Raiders will add four coaches as part of the program. A couple of whom were highly successful former NFL players.

Jamie Sharper — Defense

Troy Vincent Jr. — Defense

Torrey Gill — Offense

Matt Willis — Special Teams

Sharper played nine seasons in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens (1997-2001), Houston Texans (2002-04) and Seattle Seahawks (2005). He was a member of the Super Bowl XXXV Champion Ravens in 2000.

Most recently, Sharper was a the Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers coach for the XFL DC Defenders in 2022. Prior to the XFL, Sharper served as the Linebackers/Defensive Line coach at Georgetown from 2018-22. He began his coaching career at St. Augustine High School, serving as linebackers coach from 2015-18.

Vincent Jr is the son of former NFL DB and NFL Executive VP of Operations Troy Vincent. Vincent Jr enters his first season as the Director of Recruiting/Scouting Analyst at Central Carrollton (Ga.) High School in 2023…He previously served as the Defensive Pass Game Coordinator at Paulding County (Ga.) High School from 2021-22…Participated in the NFL Career Development Summit in 2020 and 2021.

Gill is entering his second season as an offensive graduate assistant at Oregon State. Prior to that, he was a graduate assistant for two seasons at New Mexico State (2021-22) working with the wide receivers. Previous experience included three seasons as the pass game coordinator/wide receivers coach at Division III Whittier College (2019-21).

Willis played wide receiver for seven years in the NFL for the Baltimore Ravens (2007-08), Denver Broncos (2008-12) and Detroit Lions (2013). Willis took part in the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program in 2017 and 2018 with the Chicago Bears.

Draft Wire releases updated QB rankings for 2022 class

If you want the Broncos to draft a quarterback in 2022, these are the names to know.

Draft Wire’s Luke Easterling has released updated quarterback rankings for the 2022 NFL draft, which is, of course, relevant for the Denver Broncos.

Teddy Bridgewater might be one of the best quarterbacks the Broncos have had since Peyton Manning (if not the best since Manning), but it seems pretty clear that he’s not a long-term option. Denver’s staff does not seem to believe Drew Lock is the long-term solution, either.

So the Broncos will likely return to the QB market in 2022, perhaps addressing the position in the draft.

Draft Wire’s latest QB rankings have Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman ranked No. 1, which is a big jump after not ranking among the top 20 QBs on the October list.

After Hartman, Mississippi’s Matt Corral is ranked No. 2, followed by Pitt’s Kenny Pickett (up from No. 7 in October), Liberty’s Matt Willis (who dropped after being ranked No. 1 last month) and North Carolina’s Sam Howell.

Nevada’s Carson Strong (from No. 3 to No. 7) and Oklahoma’s Spencer Rattler (from No. 5 to not among the 15 ranked QBs) had notable drops. Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder remains ranked No. 6.

Broncos general manager George Paton has already scouted Corral, Pickett, Willis and Howell in person this fall.

To view Easterling’s complete list of QB rankings, visit Draft Wire.

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