The Raiders have multiple roster needs, including offensive and defensive linemen, as well as secondary players.
However, Las Vegas’ biggest question mark is at quarterback, as they plan to release Jimmy Garoppolo and start Aidan O’Connell.
While O’Connell showed flashes in his rookie year, Las Vegas needs a true franchise-altering talent if they want to get back to competing for Super Bowls.
New head coach Antonio Pierce could use a new signal caller to help his tenure get off on the right foot and several quarterback prospects in this year’s draft could help him get there.
However, it appears that Pierce has one specific player in mind via Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.
“There’s a feeling that Jayden Daniels, the LSU Heisman Trophy winner, has the eye of Raiders coach Antonio Pierce,” Fowler said.
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Daniels and Pierce spent time together at Arizona State, and it appears that the latter is hoping for a reunion.
That appears doubtful, however, since Daniels is expected to go in the top three of the draft, requiring the Raiders to trade a slew of picks to move up that high.
At No. 13, Las Vegas may need to settle with the next tier of quarterbacks, which includes J.J. McCarthy, Michael Penix Jr., and Bo Nix.
In any case, the Raiders understand that they must upgrade at quarterback in order to contend, and it will be interesting to see what occurs on draft day.
