Oakland Raiders Can Take or Leave Their 2013 Draft Class

Members of the Oakland Raiders’ draft class of 2013 have all come to the end of their rookie deals. Is there anyone in this class worth keeping?

As we all know, the Oakland Raiders are built around the draft class of 2014. NFL MVP candidate Derek Carr and Defensive Player of the Year Khalil Mack are in that class. So somewhere between this offseason and next, they’re going to get paid.

Carr is most likely to get taken care of sooner because he was the second-round pick of the class. Since Mack was a first-round pick, the Raiders can simply pick up the option on his rookie contract. Either way, the Raiders have some planning to do.

The Raiders have plenty of cap room as of now so they can spend in free agency this offseason. Plus GM Reggie McKenzie front-loaded most of his recent free agent contracts. So there aren’t any contracts that he can’t get out of within the next couple of years.

But another factor in this situation is deciding who to re-sign from the draft class of 2013. There are a few players that looked like they could have been something at certain points. But none of them have been consistent enough to truly become stars at this point.

Health has been a factor for some and inconsistent play has done in others. So we’ll see what value McKenzie has on these player sometime before free agency starts.

Turn the page to see what you think of this draft class.