2019 Las Vegas Raiders Same Position Re-Draft

The 2019 draft, a draft that was bound to be pivotal for the Raiders, holding three first round picks and four inside the top 40 of the class in general. The class featured a strong lack of talent that would help the Raiders, being carried heavily by Maxx Crosby, and honestly Hunter Renfrow as well.

A fun idea I had was a re-draft, but not any re-draft that just picks the best player, I wanted to re-draft the Raiders for 2019 but use the same positions at each selection. For example at 4th overall, while I would desperately want to take a defensive tackle, the Raiders selected EDGE Clelin Ferrell and thus they'll stick at EDGE. A few rules:

• Any player can be selected, but only one's who were available with that pick to start with, for example a busted first round pick, who still produced but not at a first round value I can't take in round 3 or 4
• I MUST take a player at the same position that was taken at that selection (QB for QB, RB for RB, etc)
• The overall selections remain the same, I won't assume a trade does or doesn't happen (example the Raiders traded down to 40 for Mullen, I'll keep them at 40 instead of 35)

I plan to do a 2020 to 2024 re-draft and then my own personal what I would do" 2025 re-draft so keep an eye on those.

Round 1, 4th Overall: EDGE Brian Burns (16th overall)
Original Pick: EDGE Clelin Ferrell

• Of the entire DT and EDGE rushers taken in the 2019 class, the Raiders missed on a lot of top talent but that changes with Burns. Burns has turned in a massive career with 384 tackles, 98 TFL, 155 QB hits, 71 sacks, 28 PBU, and 14 FF while also turning in 401 pressures, though his win rate of just 12.7% has been disappointing. Additionally, Burns has been an adequate run defender, but rushing across from Maxx Crosby would fix a lot of his issues being a robin" instead of batman".

Round 1, 24th Overall: RB Josh Jacobs (24th overall)
Original Pick: RB Josh Jacobs

• The Raiders certainly don't regret this pick, and while I would have liked to take a different position than RB, largely due to a rebuilding team and the value of a RB (see Jeanty), I made the rules and I'll stick by them. Jacobs had a phenomenal start to his career being a 3x Pro Bowler, All-Pro, and finishing 2nd in ROTY in 2019. Jacobs has taken his place in the NFL as a top 10 runningback, and looking back while the value was not the best for Las Vegas with a runningback the player was.

Round 1, 27th Overall: SAF Julian Love (108th overall)
Original Pick: SAF Jonathan Abram

• I may be flirting with my own rules here, but so be it. Love was a CB at Notre Dame, though he immediately came into the NFL as a strong safety/nickel hybrid and has since transitioned his game into a traditional FS with versatility across the board. The 2019 safety class had some talent with Taylor Rapp, CJ Gardner-Johnson, Darnell Savage (who went 21st overall0, Marcus Epps, Amani Hooker, and Juan Thornhill but this was a tough pick to make. Love has turned into one of the best free safeties in the NFL and has been a staple for the Seahawks, with a career 557 tackles, 18 TFL, 13 interceptions, 46 PBU, 7 FF, and is a pro bowler across 106 games while allowing a career 87.3 QBR and 64% reception rate.

Round 2, 40th Overall: CB Jamel Dean (94th overall)
Original Pick: CB Trayvon Mullen

• Mullen looked to be a possible future starting CB for the Raiders long-term, he turned in 24 PBU across 32 games to start his career but penalties & injuries derailed everything and he's been out of the NFL since 2022. Jamel Dean has turned into a top 10-15 corner in the NFL and was a staple for the Buccaneers super bowl as was almost the entire Buccaneers 2019 draft class. Dean has logged a career 11 interceptions, 74 PBU, 3 touchdowns, 360 tackles, and allowed a 79.6 QBR across a career 106 games. The former Auburn standout has quickly turned into one of the most consistent, ball hawking cornerbacks at just 29 years old.

Round 4, 106th Overall: EDGE Maxx Crosby (original pick)
Original Pick: EDGE Maxx Crosby

• Raiders fans are very familiar with Crosby, so this pick doesn't have a ton of explanation needed. Crosby has turned in a career 69.5 sacks, 133 TFL, 165 QB hits, 29 PBU, 11 forced fumbles, while being a 5x Pro Bowler and 2x All-Pro in his career. Crosby would no doubt be worthy of the 4th overall selection, much less then 106th.

Round 4, 129th Overall: CB Michael Jackson (158th overall)
Original Pick: CB Isaiah Johnson

• I struggled who to take here, I debated Kiesean Nixon but the backend of the 2019 draft class at CB was pretty disappointing. Jackson struggled to find a path in his career playing just 4 games across his first three seasons then landing in Seattle where he started 17 games with an interception and 12 PBU, since then he's played in every game while also starting the entire 2024 and 2025 seasons. Jackson is coming off a 2025 season with an NFL leading 19 PBU and 4 interceptions, while allowing a career QBR of just 86.3 including a 63.8 QBR in 2025.

Round 4, 137th Overall: TE Foster Moreau (137th overall)
Original Pick: TE Foster Moreau

• The biggest debate here was UDFA Donald Parham, but I landed with Moreau who proved to be a very capable TE2 for the Raiders and has carved out on and off starting roles in his NFL career. Moreau has 151 receptions, 1772 yards, and 18 touchdowns through 104 games but has also been a higher end blocking TE through his time, being a clear part of Josh Jacobs 2022 season that saw him break into the consensus top ten of the league at RB. The 2019 class at TE didn't see a ton of down the board depth at TE, something rare in the modern era.

Round 5, 149th Overall: WR Jakobi Meyers (UDFA)
Original Pick: WR Hunter Renfrow

• This was a tough pick to decide, but I landed with Meyers over Renfrow. The former UDFA, and Raider, is undoubtedly one of the best second receivers in the NFL with a career 468 receptions, 5427 yards, and 23 touchdowns through 107 regular season games. Meyers broke out in 2020 and hasn't looked back since, capitalizing with big contracts for the 2023 and 2025 seasons. Meyers doesn't drop passes, runs high end routes, and proved to be a very good contested catch receiver. The Jaguars and Raiders passing games saw a near 30% difference with and without Meyers in terms of EPA, DVOA, and efficiency.

Round 7, 230th Overall: EDGE Carl Granderson (UDFA)
Original Pick: EDGE Quinton Bell

• Bell logged a quality NFL career after leaving Oakland with 33 games posting 38 tackles, a PBU, FF, sack, FR, and 5 TFL including winning a super bowl with the Buccaneers in 2020. Granderson has been a staple in the NFL, and for the Saints, as one of the NFL's best 3rd pass rusher and is among the best pure run defenders in the NFL off the EDGE as well. Granderson has turned in 300 tackles, 55 TFL, 70 QB Hits, 35 sacks, and 5 FF in his 105 regular seasons. Additionally, he's logged 244 pressures, and 6 of his 7 seasons with a win rate above 11% including a career high 14% in 2024 with 5.5 sacks and 66 pressures.