Redskins: 3 potential trade partners for the 2019 NFL Draft
2. Oakland Raiders
The Raiders have the most moving power of any team in the 2019 NFL Draft. The reason? They have three first-round picks. That will allow them to control the opening frame while giving them an opportunity to move up and down the board as they please.
The logical connection between the Raiders and the Redskins has been in existence for the better part of the last year. Once Jon Gruden was hired to be the Raiders’ head coach, the doorway for him to make transactions with his brother and Redskins head coach, Jay. Nothing has really come of that yet, but this could be the time to capitalize on that.
For starters, the Raiders have the fourth pick in the draft. The Redskins could try to acquire that selection if they want to move up for a quarterback. That may not ultimately happen, as that would take Oakland out of position to potentially land a high-quality edge rusher, but it’s something that the Raiders could consider doing.
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However, the other picks the Raiders own — Nos. 24 and 27 — could come more into play for the ‘Skins. They could try to trade down from the 15th spot if they don’t like how the board shakes out. If the Raiders are interested in a prospect in that range, they could package them together and offer them to Washington. That would give the ‘Skins a chance to add two quality players and potentially address two of their many positions of need (safety, offensive guard, wide receiver, and edge rusher being the primary ones).
Our own Ian Cummings recently took a look at what a trade down with the Raiders could look like for the Redskins. Check out his NFL mock draft to see who they landed!
And even if Washington doesn’t trade down with Oakland, they could package some of their mid-round picks or even a future first to get back into the first round if a player they like slips. Whenever a team has immense moving power like the Raiders do, they have to be watched as a potential trade partner.