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The Las Vegas Raiders will make 10 draft selections in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft, which starts on Thursday, April 23, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Silver and Black will kick the draft off with the No. 1 overall pick, their first time in this position since 2007.
The order for all seven rounds of the 2026 NFL draft is set, starting with the Raiders at No. 1 and ending with the Broncos at No. 257.
The Las Vegas Raiders have officially been awarded two compensatory picks in April’s NFL draft, the league announced Monday. It was the expected outcome based on the formula, but the Raiders now know for certain they will have 11 picks once the Maxx Crosby trade goes through and where they will fall.
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NFL teams are becoming more willing to trade two first-round picks for elite defensive players
Defense wins championships. That’s why NFL teams are becoming more willing to part with valuable draft picks for elite defenders. Trading two first-rounders for a player has been rare with fewer than 20 such deals over the past 40 years.
The Bills traded cornerback Taron Johnson to the Raiders in a sixth- and seventh-round pick swap after initially announcing plans to release him.