Ranking the Raiders' Last 10 First-Round Picks: Where Do Josh Jacobs and Ashton Jeanty Stack Up?

Ranking the Raiders’ last 10 first-round picks highlights how Las Vegas has leaned on a few standout selections while most early returns failed to match expectations. The piece argues the franchise has been stuck in rebuilding “purgatory,” pointing to stars such as Brock Bowers, Josh Jacobs, and Kolton Miller, with Ashton Jeanty described as the notable exception among more recent first-round outcomes. The ranking excludes the Raiders’ 2026 first-round pick, Fernando Mendoza, and focuses on picks from 2018 through 2025. Bowers tops the list after an immediate impact for Georgia as the 2024 TE selection, setting rookie tight end records with 112 catches and 1,194 yards. Miller ranks second as the 15th pick in 2018, while Jacobs is third, and Jeanty is placed further down early in his career.