HENDERSON, Nev. -- "What's intriguing about our picks this year, obviously I am very thankful to have two first-round picks, but we have three in the third. That to me, three picks in the third, is just like stealing. If we're doing our jobs the right way, hopefully that's three more starters." -- Las Vegas Raiders general manager Mike Mayock, April 14, 2020.
Mayock had reason to be optimistic nine days before the most recent NFL draft. A year earlier, he and coach Jon Gruden had compiled a nine-man group that became the most immediately impactful draft class in franchise history.