Raiders ranked 3rd in NFL.com post-draft Power Rankings

In post-draft power rankings released by NFL.com, the Oakland Raiders are ranked 3rd.

With the 2017 offseason — the transaction period, in particular — just about wrapped up, NFL.com has released a fresh set of power rankings. The Oakland Raiders are ranked higher than what most might expect, all the way up to 3rd.

And I say “higher than what most might expect” because the Raiders generally aren’t a team that get much media love. But with a 12-4 record in 2016, a core of superstar talent to build around and a dynamic offense, they’ve actually become quite the media darling. So things have definitely changed in Oakland.

Elliott Harrison is the author of the article, and this is what he had to…