The NFL draft provides teams with the opportunity to garner young talent eager to make their mark in the league, and in 2016 the Oakland Raiders drafted seven players on both sides of the football. With a plethora of talent to choose from, the Silver and Black took players from a variety of positions, in hopes they could add some depth to the team.
Following the conclusion of the 2016 campaign, let’s look back on the seven rookies’ first season in the league.
With their first pick of the 2016 draft, the Raiders selected hard-hitting safety Karl Joseph out West Virginia University, who proved to be a solid player when healthy.