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DRAFT release 2020 NFL DRAFT DRAFT release 2020 NFL DRAFT THE DRAFT LAS VEGAS' SELECTIOns The Las Vegas Raiders will take part in the 85th annual National As of April 20, the Raiders have seven selections in the 2020 NFL Football League Player Selection Meeting. The 2020 NFL Draft Draft, including four of their original selections and another three will take place as a three-day virtual fundraiser to benefit charities acquired via trades. - chosen by the NFL Foundation - helping those on the frontline battle the spread of COVID-19. Round Round Pick Overall Pick Pick Information The NFL's "Draft-A-Thon" will begin next Thursday in primetime, 1 12 12 Original Selection the 11th consecutive year that it will kick off in an evening time 1 19 19^ From Chicago slot. The first round will take place on Thursday, April 23, begin- 3 16 80 Original Selection ning at 5 p.m. PT. The second and third rounds will take place on 3 17 81^ From Chicago Friday, April 24, and begin at 4 p.m. PT. The draft will conclude on Saturday, April 25, with the final four rounds, commencing at 9 3 27 91+ From Seattle a.m. PT. 4 15 121 Original Selection 5 14 159 Original Selection There will be 255 selections, including 32 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 15 clubs. Teams have 10 minutes to ^ Acquired 24th overall selection and 196th overall selection in the select a player in the first round and seven minutes in the sec- 2019 NFL Draft (later traded to New York Jets), in addition to the ond round. Selection time for rounds three through six, including compensatory selection choices will be five minutes. The selection 2020 19th overall selection and 80th overall selection from Chicago time for round seven and round-seven compensatory selections is in exchange for DE Khalil Mack and 2020 second and seventh-round four minutes. selections on Sept. 1, 2018. Network Information: The 2020 NFL Draft will be televised on + Acquired 91st overall selection from Seattle through Houston in ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and NFL Network. exchange for CB Gareon Conley on Oct. 20, 2019. WHAT: 85th Annual NFL Draft WHERE: Virtually WHEN: Thursday, April 23, 5 p.m. PT (Round 1) Friday, April 24, 4 p.m. PT (Rounds 2-3) Saturday, April 25, 9 a.m. PT (Rounds 4-7) 2019 SCHEDULE PRESEASON (3-1) Sat., Aug. 10 LOS ANGELES RAMS W, 14-3 1-0 Thu., Aug. 15 at Arizona Cardinals W, 33-26 2-0 Thu., Aug. 22 GREEN BAY PACKERS^ W, 22-21 3-0 NFL DRAFT MEDIA SCHEDULE Thu,, Aug. 29 at Seattle Seahawks L, 15-17 3-1 General Manager Mike Mayock will be available via conference call following the conclusion of the first round on Thursday, April REGULAR SEASON (7-9) 23. Mon., Sept. 9 DENVER BRONCOS W, 24-16 1-0 Sun., Sept. 15 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS L, 10-28 1-1 Mayock will be available via conference call following the conclu- Sun., Sept. 22 at Minnesota Vikings L, 14-34 1-2 sion of the third round on Friday, April 24. Sun., Sept. 29 at Indianapolis Colts W, 31-24 2-2 Sun., Oct. 6 CHICAGO BEARS# W, 24-21 3-2 Mayock will be available via conference call following the conclu- BYE WEEK sion of the draft on Saturday, April 25. Sun., Oct. 20 at Green Bay Packers L, 24-42 3-3 Sun., Oct. 27 at Houston Texans L, 24-27 3-4 Sun., Nov. 3 DETROIT LIONS W, 31-24 4-4 Subject to timing and availability, each of the Raiders’ player selec- Thu., Nov. 7 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS W, 26-24 5-4 tions will be available via a conference call following the pick. Sun., Nov. 17 CINCINNATI BENGALS W, 17-10 6-4 Sun., Nov. 24 at New York Jets L, 3-34 6-5 Sun., Dec. 1 at Kansas City Chiefs L, 9-40 6-6 Sun., Dec. 8 TENNESSEE TITANS L, 21-42 6-7 Sun., Dec. 15 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS L, 16-20 6-8 Sun., Dec. 22 at Los Angeles Chargers W, 24-17 7-8 Sun., Dec. 29 at Denver Broncos L, 15-16 7-9 ^ - In Canada # - In London Will Kiss, Senior Director of Media Relations - (510) 780-3020 | Evert Geerlings, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3014 Katie Agostin, Media Relations Coordinator - (510) 780-3038 | Cam Russo, Media Relations Assistant - (510) 780-3247 RAIDERS.COM/MEDIA • @RAIDERSPR • RAIDERS.COM • @RAIDERS 2020 DRAFT RELEASE 2020 FIRst-ROUnd ORDER GM MIKE MAYOCK Below is a list of the first-round draft order for the 2020 NFL Draft Mike Mayock was named General Manager of the Oakland Raiders on as of April 17. Dec. 31, 2018, becoming just the third general manager in Raiders fran- chise history. Mayock previously served as an Emmy-nominated analyst and draft expert for the NFL Network and handled color commentary du- Pick Team 2019 Record Win% Strength ties in the broadcast booth for both college and NFL games before joining 1 Cincinnati 2-14 .125 .553 the Silver and Black. 2 Washington 3-13 .188 .502 3 Detroit 3-12-1 .219 .506 Mayock applied his expertise in player evaluation immediately, providing 4 NY Giants 4-12 .250 .473 his own stamp on the Raiders’ roster. His moves in free agency brought 5 Miami 5-11 .313 .484 Pro Bowl tackle Trent Brown, wide receiver Tyrell Williams and versatile defensive back Lamarcus Joyner to the Silver and Black during the 2019 6 LA Chargers 5-11 .313 .514 early free agency period. The Raiders brought in a larger free agent haul in 7 Carolina 5-11 .313 .549 2020, signing 12 new unrestricted free agents to address needs on both 8 Arizona 5-10-1 .344 .529 sides of the ball. The Raiders signed several potential starters on defense, 9 Jacksonville 6-10 .375 .484 bolstering the linebacker corps by adding Nick Kwiatkoski and Cory Little- 10 Cleveland 6-10 .375 .533 ton, while adding safety Damarious Randall and defensive tackle Maliek Collins. On offense, Mayock tabbed quarterback Marcus Mariota and fu- 11 NY Jets 7-9 .438 .473 ture Hall of Fame tight end Jason Witten to provide depth and leadership. 12 Las Vegas 7-9 .438 .482 13 San Francisco* 7-9 .438 .492 In his first NFL Draft at the helm, Mayock and Head Coach Jon Gruden 14 Tampa Bay 7-9 .438 .500 used four picks among the top-40 players selected to assemble a group 15 Denver 7-9 .438 .510 of “foundational” standouts. The Raiders selected defensive lineman Cle- 16 Atlanta 7-9 .438 .545 lin Ferrell from Clemson with the fourth-overall pick before adding Ala- bama running back Josh Jacobs and Mississippi State safety Johnathan 17 Dallas 8-8 .500 .479 Abram with late first-round selections. Mayock executed two trades on 18 Miami~ 8-8 .500 .502 the draft’s second day to move back to the 40th-overall spot, selecting 19 Las Vegas^ 8-8 .500 .508 Clemson defensive back Trayvon Mullen and netting additional fourth 20 Jacksonville$ 9-7 .563 .535 and fifth-round picks. The Raiders were involved in five draft-day trades 21 Philadelphia 9-7 .563 .455 in total, trading up in the fifth round to pick Clemson wide receiver Hunter 22 Minnesota# 10-6 .625 .461 Renfrow, helping complete a draft haul that earned plaudits from around the NFL. 23 New England 12-4 .750 .469 24 New Orleans 13-3 .813 .486 The Raiders’ 2019 draft class registered as one of the most immediately 25 Minnesota 10-6 .625 .477 impactful in team history, producing the PFWA Offensive Rookie of the 26 Miami& 10-6 .625 .520 Year Award winner in Jacobs, while rookie defensive end Maxx Crosby, a 27 Seattle 11-5 .688 .531 fourth-round selection, finished the year as an AP Defensive Rookie of 28 Baltimore 14-2 .875 .494 the Year finalist. As a whole, the 2019 draft class led the NFL in sacks (14.5), touchdowns from scrimmage (17), rushing yards (1,167), rushing 29 Tennessee 9-7 .563 .488 touchdowns (seven), rushing first downs (60) and yards after catch (676), 30 Green Bay 13-3 .813 .453 while finishing second in receptions (107), receiving yards (1,112) and 31 San Francisco 13-3 .813 .504 first-down receptions (62). 32 Kansas City 12-4 .750 .510 Prior to assembling talent for the Raiders, Mayock’s NFL Draft analysis * - from Indianapolis had been one of the most respected voices among media, NFL front office personnel and team scouting departments. His expertise featured within ~ - from Pittsburgh the NFL Network’s extensive coverage of the NFL Draft, including the ^ - from Chicago show “Path To The Draft,” as well as the network’s exclusive coverage of $ - from LA Rams the NFL Scouting Combine and the Reese’s Senior Bowl. # - from Buffalo & - from Houston Outside of the studio, Mayock served as the television analyst for the Philadelphia Eagles’ preseason games since 2015. He also served as a game analyst for NFL Network’s broadcasts of the Senior Bowl and East- West all-star game, as well as preseason analyst for the Minnesota Vi- FIRst-ROUnd PICKS kings for several seasons. General Manager Mike Mayock enters his second draft in his role In 2010, Mayock became the color commentator for NBC’s coverage of after joining the club on Dec. 31, 2018 and putting together one of Notre Dame football, teaming with play-by-play announcer Tom Ham- the team's most successful draft classes in franchise history.