The Oakland Raiders were one of the worst teams in the NFL, record-wise, in 2018, winning only four of their 16 games. In fact, they were the first team to be eliminated from playoff contention, and finished the year locking in the No. 4 overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Thanks to trades they made prior to the season, and then at the trade deadline, the Raiders will have two other first round picks, No. 24, courtesy of the Chicago Bears (Khalil Mack), and No. 27, via the Dallas Cowboys (Amari Cooper).
All of that draft capital should help improve this team in a big way, and in order to further their chances, the team went out and signed a former draft analyst as their general manager.