DRAFT release 2021 NFL DRAFT DRAFT release 2021 NFL DRAFT THE DRAFT LAS VEGAS' SELECTIOns The Las Vegas Raiders will take part in the 86th annual Nation- As of April 22, the Raiders have eight selections in the 2021 NFL al Football League Player Selection Meeting. This will mark the Draft, including five of their original selections and another three first time the team conducts their draft process at Intermountain acquired via trades. Healthcare Performance Center and Raiders Headquarters. The 2021 NFL Draft will take place as a three-day virtual fundraiser on Round Round Pick Overall Pick Pick Information behalf of four national nonprofit organizations that are support- 1 17 17 Original Selection ing underserved communities in these areas: The Digital Divide 2 16 48 Original Selection in education, health disparities, food insecurity and mental health. 3 16 79^ From Arizona 3 17 80 Original Selection The NFL's "Draft-A-Thon" will begin next Thursday in primetime, 4 16 121 Original Selection the 12th consecutive year that it will kick off in an evening time 5 18 162+ From Miami slot. The first round will take place on Thursday, April 29, begin- 5 23 167* From Seattle ning at 5 p.m. PT. The second and third rounds will take place on 6 16 170 Original Selection Friday, April 30, and begin at 4 p.m. PT. The draft will conclude on Saturday, May 1, with the final four rounds, commencing at 9 ^ Acquired 79th overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft from Arizona a.m. PT. in exchange for C Rodney Hudson and a 2021 seventh-round selection on March 19, 2021. There will be 259 selections, including 37 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 17 clubs. Teams have 10 minutes to + Acquired 162nd overall selection andLB Raekwon McMillan from select a player in the first round and seven minutes in the sec- Miami in exchange for RB Lynn Bowden Jr. and a 2021 fourth-round ond round. Selection time for rounds three through six, including selection on Aug. 29, 2020. compensatory selection choices will be five minutes. The selection time for round seven and round-seven compensatory selections is * Acquired 167th overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft from Seattle four minutes. in exchange for G Gabe Jackson on March 20, 2021. Network Information: The 2021 NFL Draft will be televised on ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and NFL Network. WHAT: 86th Annual NFL Draft WHERE: Cleveland WHEN: Thursday, April 29, 5 p.m. PT (Round 1) Friday, April 30, 4 p.m. PT (Rounds 2-3) Saturday, May 1, 9 a.m. PT (Rounds 4-7) NFL DRAFT MEDIA SCHEDULE All press conferences throughout the weekend with Raiders per- sonnel will be conducted virtually via Zoom. All conference calls 2020 SCHEDULE throughout the weekend with draft picks will be conducted virtu- REGULAR SEASON (8-8) ally via a conference call line. Sun., Sept. 13 at Carolina Panthers W, 34-30 1-0 Mon., Sept. 21 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS W, 34-24 2-0 o Thursday, April 29 Sun., Sept. 27 at New England Patriots L, 20-36 2-1 • First-round draft pick available in TBA format, time also TBA Sun., Oct. 4 BUFFALO BILLS L, 23-30 2-2 • General Manager Mike Mayock and/or Head Coach Jon Sun., Oct. 11 at Kansas City Chiefs W, 40-32 3-2 Gruden available in press conference setting at the conclu- BYE WEEK sion of the first round Sun., Oct. 25 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS L, 20-45 3-3 Sun., Nov. 1 at Cleveland Browns W, 16-6 4-3 o Friday, April 30 Sun., Nov. 8 at Los Angeles Chargers W, 31-26 5-3 • Draft pick availability in TBA format, time also TBA Sun., Nov. 15 DENVER BRONCOS W, 37-12 6-3 • General Manager Mike Mayock and/or Head Coach Jon Sun., Nov. 22 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS L, 31-35 6-4 Gruden available in press conference setting at the conclu- Sun., Nov. 29 at Atlanta Falcons L, 6-43 6-5 sion of the third round. Sun., Dec. 6 at New York Jets W, 31-28 7-5 Sun., Dec. 13 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS L, 27-44 7-6 o Saturday, May 1 Thu., Dec. 17 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS* L, 27-30 7-7 • Draft pick availability in TBA format, time also TBA Sat., Dec. 26 MIAMI DOLPHINS L, 25-26 7-8 • General Manager Mike Mayock available in press conference Sun., Jan. 3 at Denver Broncos W, 32-31 8-8 setting at the conclusion of the draft 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 2021 DRAFT RELEASE 2021 FIRst-ROUnd ORDER GM MIKE MAYOCK Below is a list of the first-round draft order for the 2021 NFL Draft Mike Mayock was named General Manager of the Raiders on Dec. 31, as of April 22. 2018, becoming just the third general manager in Raiders franchise his- tory. Mayock previously served as an Emmy-nominated analyst and draft expert for the NFL Network and handled color commentary duties in the Pick Team 2020 Record Win% Strength broadcast booth for both college and NFL games before joining the Silver 1 Jacksonville 1-15 .063 .549 and Black. 2 New York Jets 2-14 .125 .594 Mayock applied his expertise in player evaluation immediately, providing 3* San Francisco 6-10 .375 .549 his own stamp on the Raiders’ roster. Since his arrival, Mayock has signed 4 Atlanta 4-12 .250 .551 39 unrestricted free agents in the early parts of each year's free agency 5 Cincinnati 4-11-1 .281 .529 period to address the needs of the club. This year's free agency class was 6~ Miami 10-6 .625 .467 highlighted by Pro Bowl defensive end Yannick Ngakoue, wide receiver John Brown, running back Kenyan Drake, among other key additions on 7 Detroit 5-11 .313 .508 both sides of the ball. 8 Carolina 5-11 .313 .531 9 Denver 5-11 .313 .566 In the 2020 NFL Draft, Mayock tabbed versatile wide receiver Henry Ruggs III and physical cornerback Damon Arnette as the team's two first- 10 Dallas 6-10 .375 .471 round selections. Both Ruggs III and Arnette saw significant time as start- 11 New York Giants 6-10 .375 .502 ers as rookies, while Mayock rounded out his draft class with the remain- 12^ Philadelphia 4-11-1 .281 .537 ing five picks in rounds three through four to add depth aligned with other 13 Los Angeles Chargers 7-9 .438 .482 positional needs. 14 Minnesota 7-9 .438 .504 In his first NFL Draft at the helm, Mayock and Head Coach Jon Gruden 15 New England 7-9 .438 .527 used four picks among the top-40 players selected to assemble a group 16 Arizona 8-8 .500 .475 of “foundational” standouts. The Raiders selected defensive lineman Cle- 17 Las Vegas 8-8 .500 .539 lin Ferrell from Clemson with the fourth-overall pick before adding Ala- bama running back Josh Jacobs and Mississippi State safety Johnathan 19 Washington 7-9 .438 .459 Abram with late first-round selections. Mayock executed two trades on 20 Chicago 8-8 .500 .488 the draft’s second day to move back to the 40th-overall spot, selecting 21 Indianapolis 11-5 .688 .443 Clemson defensive back Trayvon Mullen and netting additional fourth and fifth-round picks. The Raiders were involved in five draft-day trades 22 Tennessee 11-5 .688 .475 in total, trading up in the fifth round to pick Clemson wide receiver Hunter 23$ New York Jets 2-14 .125 .594 Renfrow, helping complete a draft haul that earned plaudits from around 24 Pittsburgh 12-4 .750 .475 the NFL. 25# Jacksonville 1-15 .063 .549 The Raiders’ 2019 draft class registered as one of the most immediately 26 Cleveland 11-5 .688 .451 impactful in team history, producing the PFWA Offensive Rookie of the 27 Baltimore 11-5 .688 .494 Year Award winner in Jacobs, while rookie defensive end Maxx Crosby, a 28 New Orleans 12-4 .750 .459 fourth-round selection, finished the year as an AP Defensive Rookie of 29 Green Bay 13-3 .813 .428 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 30 Buffalo 13-3 .813 .512 touchdowns (seven), rushing first downs (60) and yards after catch (676), 31 Kansas City 14-2 .875 .465 while finishing second in receptions (107), receiving yards (1,112) and 32 Tampa Bay 11-5 .688 .488 first-down receptions (62). Prior to assembling talent for the Raiders, Mayock’s NFL Draft analysis Trades: had been one of the most respected voices among media, NFL front office * - from Miami through Houston personnel and team scouting departments. His expertise featured within ~ - from Philadelphia the NFL Network’s extensive coverage of the NFL Draft, including the ^ - from Miami through San Francisco show “Path To The Draft,” as well as the network’s exclusive coverage of $ - from Seattle the NFL Scouting Combine and the Reese’s Senior Bowl. # - from Los Angeles Rams 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- DRAFT BOOK kings for several seasons.