3 Las Vegas Raiders players who could see themselves dealt away in a trade during the 2026 NFL Draft
The Las Vegas Raiders could be active in the trade market with three players currently on their roster.
The Las Vegas Raiders could be a team that’s active in the trade market when it comes to the 2026 NFL Draft. They could want to trade back into the first round to get a player they feel they desperately need. Doing that could involve just picking or even adding players.
With a trade up, we currently have a deal that would send the Raiders No. 36, 117, and 185 picks to anyone within the 24-32 pick range. The Browns at 24 could be interesting suitors, given they have the No. 6 pick and may move back from it. The Seattle Seahawks have straight-up said they want to move off of 32. Who knows what will happen, too, as Omar Cooper Jr., Dillon Thieneman, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, or Kayden McDonald could be there.
If the Raiders aren’t able to make anything happen with just picks, and it doesn’t even have to be in the first round, they can add a player. Here are three players that I think have a chance at being involved in a trade during the 2026 NFL Draft.
3 Raiders who could be traded during the 2026 NFL Draft
Tyree Wilson, DE
Tyree Wilson was selected No. 7 overall by the Josh McDaniels/Dave Ziegler regime. Since then, and no slight at Wilson, it’s been clear that he was not worth the No. 7 overall pick. I’ll give Wilson his flowers because he has steadily improved every season, and towards the end of last year, he started to come on strong. However, maybe there’s a world where he is better on a different team.
Wilson is going into the last year of his contract, and I find it hard to believe the Raiders will keep him around with this regime, unless they bring him back on a Malcolm Koonce-type deal. So, do they trade him and get anything for him literally now? Or do they let him walk for nothing in the offseason?
Tre Tucker, WR
We have all heard that Tucker is very loved by Klint Kubiak, so there is a possibility that he stays on the team. He has one year left on his deal and was drafted several regimes ago. So, he could be out of town soon. Kubiak praising him could have been a minor attempt to boost his stock a bit. Tucker has shown some great qualities and flashes as a football player. However, with Jalen Nailor on the team now, the roles feel a bit wonky. Trading him could yield some nice draft stock and open up the role for a rookie wide receiver.
Aidan O’Connell, QB
The Raiders have brought in Kirk Cousins to serve as Fernando Mendoza’s mentor. So, in a way, they no longer have a need for O’Connell, as sad as that is. He’s in the last year of his deal and could have a pretty reasonable price in the trade market. His experience should certainly help. O’Connell has started 17 career games, which is practically a whole season. In those 17 games, he’s 7-10, which isn’t bad given the circumstances he’s faced. He’s got 3,900 passing yards, 20 passing TDs, and 11 interceptions in 17 starts. O’Connell will be wanted by someone; it’s just about whether the Raiders do it or not.
