Las Vegas Raiders 2020 rookie grades: Henry Ruggs III falls short

Las Vegas Raiders rookie grade: Bryan Edwards, WR (Rd. 3, Pick 81)

Throughout training camp, the buzz surrounding Bryan Edwards out of South Carolina reached fever pitch. If you’d have listened to the reports coming out of those preseason practices, you’d have gone ahead and started getting the rookie fitted for his gold jacket and booking his trip to Canton.

Edwards, however, played a minimal role after getting some early-season action. He finished his rookie season with only 11 receptions for 193 yards and a touchdown, the score coming in the regular-season finale. There’s still reason to like Edwards but he’ll need to contribute more moving forward. Grade: C-

Las Vegas Raiders rookie grade: Tanner Muse, LB/S (Rd. 3, Pick 100)

Clemson and the Las Vegas Raiders have been two peas in a pod when it comes to the draft, so that made sense. What didn’t make sense was the silver and black using a third-rounder on Tanner Muse, a gimmicky project player who didn’t seemingly have a clear role on defense coming into the year.

He flashed some on special teams early in the season but, again, rarely saw the field on defense before he was shelved due to injury. Suffice it to say that there’s a lot more we need to see from Muse before this pick is viewed favorably. Grade: D

Las Vegas Raiders rookie grade: John Simpson, OG (Rd. 4, Pick 109)

It was less than shocking to see Gruden and Mayock take another player out of Clemson but John Simpson made a ton of sense for the Raiders as they were in need of depth on the offensive line, particularly on the interior.

Simpson wasn’t a key contributor but did make seven appearances and two starts. He had his ups and downs, as you’d expect a fourth-round pick to. And there are clear issues he will need to work through to firmly establish himself. Yet, there was enough promise to be optimistic about his future. Grade: B-

Las Vegas Raiders rookie grade: Amik Robertson, CB (Rd. 4, Pick 139)

Leading into the draft and after he was selected by Las Vegas, most people seemed to believe the Raiders had gotten a steal in Amik Robertson. The diminutive cornerback showed a ton of promise and playmaking in college and fans hoped that would translate.

Unfortunately, we didn’t get to see that much. Robertson was inactive for a good portion of the season and, when he was on the active roster, he barely saw the field on defense, playing fewer than 50 defensive snaps. That’s a bit disheartening but we will have to wait and see if he offers more after garnering some experience. Grade: C-