What 'Best Player Available' Truly Means to the Raiders

The Las Vegas Raiders are approaching their second NFL Draft with General Manager Dave Ziegler at the helm.

Ziegler had a great first offseason in the front office and a solid one so far in 2023. This year's draft, however, will be a big test for the second-year general manager, considering the Raiders did not until the third round in last year's draft.

Regardless, Ziegler's mentality is the same as it was a year ago.

"We talked about it last year -- we're focused on taking the best player available," Ziegler told the media on Friday. "I think where our roster's at and our want to improve competition at every position, that leaves us open to that. Now I would also say, and I would caveat that by saying, when you talk about the best available player, there's a lot of different things that encompass that. It's not just tape. And so, it's the best fit for the Raiders.

"And there's different things that go into that, whether it's the football intelligence piece, football character. There's different things that go into that, that makes that player the best available player for each individual organization. I think that sometimes can get lost. And so that's what it means for us -- the best available player, that's the best player for the Raiders organization and fits what we're looking for. And we're going to stay true to that process and stay open to that."

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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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