Although the Las Vegas Raiders added veteran Gardner Minshew II to associate with promising second-year quarterback Aidan O’Connell, the workforce might nonetheless select so as to add one other participant on the place by the draft. And Raiders legend Charles Woodson has an concept of who the perfect prospect ought to be.
Woodson, in fact, is a proud alum of the College of Michigan who lastly bought over the hump and gained the Faculty Soccer Nationwide Championship this season. And the person who led them there, quarterback J.J. McCarthy, may very well be somebody the Raiders have their eye on with their first-round choose.
That may make Woodson very completely satisfied because the Raiders legend feels that life could be good if Las Vegas have been to take McCarthy within the upcoming NFL Draft, through Aidan Champion of Sports activities Illustrated:
“I imply, life couldn’t get extra good, might it?” Woodson stated of the opportunity of Las Vegas drafting McCarthy when he joined “Mad Canine Sports activities Radio” final Wednesday.
“I’ve a ton of respect for J.J. McCarthy and the way in which he led that Michigan Wolverines workforce final 12 months,” Woodson stated. ” … It will take him just a little time to acclimate. I feel he wants just a little extra time to develop, but when they [the Raiders] have been to land that younger man, I feel his ceiling could be very excessive, and that may be superior if he was to don the silver and black.”
McCarthy is considered in that second-tier of quarterbacks after the presumed top-3 of Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye. McCarthy, together with Oregon’s Bo Nix and Washington’s Michael Penix are all extraordinarily gifted as properly and, if the Raiders don’t transfer up within the draft, may very well be targets if the workforce is locked in on taking a quarterback within the first spherical.
McCarthy was glorious in main Michigan to an undefeated season and Nationwide Championship, finishing 72.3% of his passes for two,991 yards and 22 touchdowns with simply 4 interceptions. His numbers might not look as spectacular as others, however that can also be due largely to the Wolverines having a dominant protection and excellent run sport.
Regardless, Woodson is true in that McCarthy’s ceiling could be very excessive and the Raiders should do their due diligence to see if he’s the precise participant who may very well be this workforce’s franchise quarterback of the long run.
Raiders add former Vikings working again Alexander Mattison
Within the meantime, the Raiders proceed to make significant additions in free company with their most up-to-date having a huge impact on whoever is below heart for the workforce.
The Raiders introduced they’ve agreed to a cope with former Minnesota Vikings working again Alexander Mattison, giving them some further depth on the place. Mattison spent the primary 5 years of his profession with the Vikings, primarily as a backup, who had some massive video games in spot begins.
Zamir White shined within the final 4 video games of the season for the Raiders and will nonetheless be in line because the workforce’s starter, however he and Mattison make a greater than formidable duo.
