The Raiders did themselves a bit of a disservice by winning a couple of games down the stretch of the regular season, ruining their opportunity to own the No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft as a result. Despite the theoretical misstep, Las Vegas may still be in a good position to land its preferred option in April.

Three quarters of the NFL has seen their season come to a close, and we are that much closer to draft season being in full swing. A lot has changed over the past few weeks and months. There are plenty of new names starting to creep up boards and a lot of varying opinions about prospects.

The Las Vegas Raiders desperately need a quarterback, but most 2025 NFL mock drafts have the top two signal-callers coming off the board well before the Silver and Black pick at No. 6. However, The Athletic’s Dane Brugler predicts that Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders will be there for the taking at six.