The Las Vegas Raiders decided against taking a young quarterback early in the 2025 NFL Draft. Instead, they traded for veteran Geno Smith earlier in the offseason and kept backup Aidan O'Connell on the roster.
Following Week 1 of the preseason, there’s a lot of talk in the football world about rookie quarterbacks. Everyone is talking about the Cleveland Browns' Shedeur Sanders, as well as the Tennessee Titans' Cam Ward and the New York Giants' Jaxson Dart.
However, the Raiders also have a rookie signal-caller who had an impressive performance, and he recently got a shoutout to prove it.