The Raiders used some high draft capital to snag RB Josh Jacobs off the draft board with the 24th overall pick. Jacobs was the only running back to hear his name called during the first-round of the draft, and rightfully so. He was the consensus top running back among most of the draft experts, according to their big board’s.
During Mike Mayock’s first week as the Raiders new general manager, he got an up close look on Jacobs during the college football national championship. Jacobs clearly made his presence felt, as there have been several reports that Gruden and Mayock were both eyeballing Jacobs since the big game in Santa Clara.