Silver And Black Pride · Mar 20, 2020
Continued improved first-round choices key to Raiders’ sustained future
Kolton Miller Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The Raiders got a stark reminder of a lack of value from early drafting this week when Karl Joseph quietly left the organization on a one-year deal with Cleveland.
In the end, Joseph, a safety taken with the No. 14 overall pick in 2016, is another in a long line of first-round picks that left the organization.
He has a chance to be the first Raiders’ player the team utilized the fifth-year option on. It started in 2011.
Miller, the 15th overall pick out of UCLA in 2018, has had a solid first two seasons. If he has a strong 2020, the Raiders will likely exercise the fifth-year option.
