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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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4. A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals (Free Agency)

Injuries have put quite the damper on the early 30s of A.J. Green. Missing a good portion of the 2018 season and then all of the 2019 campaign, the 31-year-old wide receiver simply hasn’t been on the field for us to see how he’ll transition into this portion of his career. But even still, what he’s done throughout his time in the NFL will make him a coveted commodity as he’s slated to hit free agency.

Green has never finished a season in which he played at least 13 games with under 1,000 yards receiving and has 63 touchdowns in 111 games played in his career. He’s simply a dynamic and dangerous bonafide No. 1 receiver that’s now on the market.

The big hiccup for the Raiders possibly signing Green, however, is that they might not get the chance to. Both Green and the Bengals seem keen on keeping him in Cincinnati, perhaps on the franchise tag. If he does become available, however, Las Vegas must make a play for him.

3. Henry Ruggs III, Alabama Crimson Tide (NFL Draft)

If the Raiders really want to rekindle the spirit of the legendary Al Davis, then making Alabama’s Henry Ruggs III the pick with one of their two first-round picks would be the way to do so. The young man is gifted with otherworldly speed and he knows how to use it, capable of breaking away from defenders on 9-routes down the field and also using it to get free in the underneath and intermediate parts of the field as well.

Unlike many speedy picks by Davis, however, Ruggs isn’t just someone with speed with nothing else to offer. His footwork and route-running are somewhat underappreciated and are weapons in his arsenal. On top of that, though he’s not the biggest player, he’s a willing blocker and a physical player that doesn’t shy from contact. He could be a monster in this offense with the way Jacobs and Waller can open up the field for him to use his speed.

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