Raiders have high odds to land Anthony Richardson in the draft
The Las Vegas Raiders have an important decision coming up in the draft, but the odds-makers seem to think they know exactly who the Raiders are taking.
This last season was one of the weirdest for the Raiders that we can remember in a very long time. The offseason was great and even led us to believe the Raiders had a chance to do big things in 2022.
We thought they would contend for a championship, or at least make some noise in the playoffs, but they weren't even close to making the postseason.
The season was so weird that the franchise quarterback is no longer on the team, and wasn't with the team with two games left in the season.
So now they are in a tough spot. They have the roster, for the most part, to contend for the playoffs next season. But they also have a top-10 pick. Oh, and they need a new quarterback now unless they feel comfortable sticking with Jarrett Stidham.
So, a lot of mock drafts have them selecting a quarterback with that seventh pick, but who would they select?
Bookies.com has the Raiders with the best odds to land one of the more intriguing guys in the draft. You may have heard of the guy – his name is Anthony Richardson.
Per Bookies.com, the Raiders sit at +300, above the Colts, Texans, and Panthers, who all also need quarterbacks.
According to Pro Football Focus' rankings, there are three quarterbacks projected to go ahead of Richardson in Bryce Young, Will Levis, and C.J. Stroud. But it's fair to say four of the teams ahead of the Raiders in the draft, won't be looking for a quarterback in the Bears, Cardinals, Seahawks, and Lions.
The Raiders could very easily get the guy that everyone is wondering about. But the thing is, we just saw Richardson have one of the best combines from an athlete standpoint, out of a quarterback that we have ever seen.
Odds aren't always the end-all-be-all, but sometimes they are right.
