The Las Vegas Raiders must address their quarterback situation during the 2025 offseason. While signing a veteran in free agency is one option, many believe the team needs to draft a young quarterback to develop—otherwise, Pete Carroll’s first draft as head coach could be seen as a failure.
However, NFL Network’s Chad Reuter disagrees. In his latest mock draft, he has the Raiders bypassing multiple quarterbacks in the first three rounds.
While Las Vegas has other roster needs, Reuter’s suggestion of selecting Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty and Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden in the early rounds wouldn’t resolve the team’s biggest issue. Despite Jeanty and Golden’s impressive 2024 college seasons, neither would provide the impact that a franchise quarterback could.
The Las Vegas Raiders must address their quarterback situation during the 2025 offseason. While signing a veteran in free agency is one option, many believe the team needs to draft a young quarterback to develop—otherwise, Pete Carroll’s first draft as head coach could be seen as a failure.
However, NFL Network’s Chad Reuter disagrees. In his latest mock draft, he has the Raiders bypassing multiple quarterbacks in the first three rounds.
While Las Vegas has other roster needs, Reuter’s suggestion of selecting Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty and Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden in the early rounds wouldn’t resolve the team’s biggest issue. Despite Jeanty and Golden’s impressive 2024 college seasons, neither would provide the impact that a franchise quarterback could.
Reuter assumes the Raiders will sign a veteran quarterback in free agency, making Jeanty more of a luxury pick. “If the Raiders opt to ride with a veteran quarterback next season—someone like Sam Darnold or Russell Wilson—I’d expect the team’s new regime to use this pick on an offensive weapon,” Reuter wrote. “Vegas missed having a bell-cow back this past year, and Jeanty’s combination of vision, balance, speed, and power projects him as a highly productive NFL player.”
While the Raiders had the league’s worst rushing attack last season, the 2025 draft class is considered one of the deepest for running backs in recent memory.
Las Vegas could find a quality back in the middle rounds while using an early selection on a quarterback like Jaxson Dart, Jalen Milroe, or Dillon Gabriel—all of whom Reuter projects them to pass on.