The Raiders desperately need a top wide receiver.
That’s a shocking revelation to be sure. Probably should add “BREAKING:” before that first sentence, or maybe “This just in.”
Or, sarcasm aside, it’s as big and obvious a need as there is heading into the NFL draft. Raiders fans and NFL followers at large know this to be true, and it would be a surprising development if the Silver and Black didn’t take a receiver at either No. 12 or No. 19 overall.
It’s possible the Raiders could take a receiver high and again with one of three third-round picks as they flesh out a position decimated by Antonio Brown’s implosion last summer and a series of unsuccessful receiver trades and free-agent signings.