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Las Vegas Raiders: 10 Wide receivers to sign or draft in 2020 offseason

By Cody Williams

FORT WORTH, TX - OCTOBER 20: CeeDee Lamb #2 of the Oklahoma Sooners scores a touchdown against the TCU Horned Frogs in the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX - OCTOBER 20: CeeDee Lamb #2 of the Oklahoma Sooners scores a touchdown against the TCU Horned Frogs in the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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8. Justin Jefferson, LSU Tigers (NFL Draft)

Taking LSU standout wide receiver Justin Jefferson with the No. 19 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft would likely be a bit of a reach for Las Vegas if they believe he’s their guy. If they are truly honed in on him and aren’t in favor of their other options on the board at that spot in the draft order, they would be wise to trade down to the back-end of the first round — or maybe even early in the second — and then take Jefferson.

However, if they brought in the national champion, Jefferson would be a plus asset for the Raiders offense. Make no mistake, he’s not an athlete that’s going to wow anyone, which will show up at the NFL Combine. What he is, however, is a polished player as a route-runner and with great hands, leading college football in receptions last season. That type of reliable possession target could be huge for Carr and the Vegas offense.

7. Emmanuel Sanders, San Francisco 49ers (Free Agency)

By my estimation, the Raiders adding Emmanuel Sanders would be a questionable move. Yes, Sanders is a much more dynamic, experienced and dangerous player than Hunter Renfrow but he’s also almost a decade older and they both succeed primarily (or exclusively in Renfrow’s case) playing out of the slot. Subsequently, Sanders just doesn’t seem like an ideal fit in the Las Vegas offense.

Those feelings aside, however, if the team is inclined to add a veteran presence to the pass-catching group, they could do a lot worse than Sanders. Both with the Broncos and 49ers, he’s proven to be a reliable target when healthy and a player that could seemingly work well with what Carr does well at quarterback.

It’s not a signing that I would prefer from a long-term outlook perspective given his age and redundancy in the slot but it’d be foolish to say Sanders wouldn’t improve the pass-catchers.

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