ALAMEDA, Calif. -- It’s true. The Oakland Raiders could have had Calvin Johnson instead of JaMarcus Russell in 2007.
They also could have drafted Larry Fitzgerald instead of Robert Gallery in 2004, Aaron Rodgers instead of Fabian Washington in 2005 and Donte Whitner instead of Michael Huff in 2006.
Fact is, the Raiders, who did not have a winning season from 2003 through 2015, could have had a lot of future star players in the draft, but the above recognizes first-round picks that went one choice after the Raiders chose in those respective player selection meetings.