Where the Raiders Stand on Moving Up, Down in NFL Draft

The Las Vegas Raiders can play their cards a number of different ways with their 12 picks in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Raiders General Manager Dave Ziegler traded up once in last year's NFL draft when the club acquired running back Zamir White with the No. 122nd overall pick.

On Friday, the second-year general manager told the media that he would be willing to trade up or down again in this year's draft, no matter the pick.

"[W]e haven't ruled anything out in that regard, and we won't," Ziegler said. "Whether that's for pick No. 7 or if that's pick No. 100. We'll take every pick individually, assess the situation and what makes most sense for us, in terms of standing firm and picking or moving up or moving back. And so, philosophically, that's how we operate.”

The question on all of Raider Nation's mind is whether the club will trade its first-round pick (No. 7 overall).

"You have to understand in that situation the landscape of the first round, and there's a lot that goes into that," Ziegler said. "Understanding the gap between the second-rated corner on your board, or the second-ranked defensive tackle versus the fourth defensive tackle, or the second tight end on the board versus the third tight end on the board. What's that gap in terms of skill? What's that gap in terms of where you think you could potentially draft that player? If you're trading up in the draft, how many players could that potentially take you out of?

"And so, there's a lot of that mechanics, and then there's some guessing to that, obviously, because we don't know. But there are a lot of those conversations that you have to work through before Thursday and have an understanding of at least what you would be willing to do.”

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The 2023 NFL Draft will go from April 27-29 and be held at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo. The 2023 NFL Year and Free Agency period began at 4 p.m. EDT on March 15.

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