Las Vegas Raiders
Battle card · first-round draft history, season-by-season record, and how Raiders top picks have shaped the franchise.
R1 Picks
57
Hall of Famers
4
7.0% hit rate
Avg pick slot
15.6
Highest pick
#1
JaMarcus Russell · 2007
All-time record
435–436–6
0.499 win %
Playoff seasons
20
of 56
The Story
- Las Vegas Raiders have made 57 first-round selections and produced 4 Hall of Famers (7.0% hit rate).
- Their highest selection on record is #1 overall in 2007, when they took JaMarcus Russell.
- Across 56 seasons in this dataset they have a 435-436-6 record (0.499) and reached the playoffs 20 times.
- In seasons after holding at least one top-10 pick, Las Vegas Raiders added an average of 0.9 wins versus the prior year (16 such seasons in the data).
- Their most-drafted position group is DB, taken 16 times in Round 1.
- Ohio St. is their go-to talent pipeline, supplying 5 first-round picks.
- Their best season was 1976: 13-1-0 (+113 point differential).
- Their worst was 2006: 2-14-0 (-164 point differential).
Wins per Season
R1 Pick Slot by Year
Position Breakdown
Point Differential by Season
Impact of Top-10 Picks (Next-Season Wins Delta)
| Draft Year | Pick | Player | Prior-Year Wins | New-Year Wins | Delta | HoF? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | #10 | Marcus Allen | 7 | 8 | +1 | HoF |
| 1988 | #6 |
Tim Brown
+ #9 Terry McDaniel
|
5 | 7 | +2 | HoF |
| 1996 | #9 | Rickey Dudley | 8 | 7 | -1 | |
| 1997 | #2 | Darrell Russell | 7 | 4 | -3 | |
| 1998 | #4 | Charles Woodson | 4 | 8 | +4 | HoF |
| 2004 | #2 | Robert Gallery | 4 | 5 | +1 | |
| 2006 | #7 | Michael Huff | 4 | 2 | -2 | |
| 2007 | #1 | JaMarcus Russell | 2 | 4 | +2 | |
| 2008 | #4 | Darren McFadden | 4 | 5 | +1 | |
| 2009 | #7 | Darrius Heyward-Bey | 5 | 5 | +0 | |
| 2010 | #8 | Rolando McClain | 5 | 8 | +3 | |
| 2014 | #5 | Khalil Mack | 4 | 3 | -1 | |
| 2015 | #4 | Amari Cooper | 3 | 7 | +4 | |
| 2019 | #4 | Clelin Ferrell | 4 | 7 | +3 | |
| 2023 | #7 | Tyree Wilson | 6 | 8 | +2 | |
| 2025 | #6 | Ashton Jeanty | 4 | 3 | -1 |
Hall of Fame Selections
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | #23 | Ray Guy | P | Southern Miss |
| 1982 | #10 | Marcus Allen | RB | USC |
| 1988 | #6 | Tim Brown | WR | Notre Dame |
| 1998 | #4 | Charles Woodson | DB | Michigan |
Every First-Round Pick
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College | HoF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | #24 | Raymond Chester | TE | Morgan St. | |
| 1971 | #19 | Jack Tatum | DB | Ohio St. | |
| 1972 | #21 | Mike Siani | WR | Villanova | |
| 1973 | #23 | Ray Guy | P | Southern Miss | HoF |
| 1974 | #19 | Henry Lawrence | T | Florida A&M | |
| 1975 | #24 | Neal Colzie | DB | Ohio St. | |
| 1980 | #15 | Marc Wilson | QB | BYU | |
| 1981 | #21 | Ted Watts | DB | Texas Tech | |
| 1981 | #23 | Curt Marsh | G | Washington | |
| 1982 | #10 | Marcus Allen | RB | USC | HoF |
| 1983 | #26 | Don Mosebar | C | USC | |
| 1985 | #23 | Jessie Hester | WR | Florida St. | |
| 1986 | #24 | Bob Buczkowski | DE | Pittsburgh | |
| 1987 | #15 | John Clay | T | Missouri | |
| 1988 | #6 | Tim Brown | WR | Notre Dame | HoF |
| 1988 | #9 | Terry McDaniel | DB | Tennessee | |
| 1988 | #25 | Scott Davis | DT | Illinois | |
| 1990 | #11 | Anthony Smith | DE | Arizona | |
| 1991 | #24 | Todd Marinovich | QB | USC | |
| 1992 | #16 | Chester McGlockton | DT | Clemson | |
| 1993 | #12 | Patrick Bates | DB | Texas A&M | |
| 1994 | #22 | Rob Fredrickson | LB | Michigan St. | |
| 1995 | #18 | Napoleon Kaufman | RB | Washington | |
| 1996 | #9 | Rickey Dudley | TE | Ohio St. | |
| 1997 | #2 | Darrell Russell | DT | USC | |
| 1998 | #4 | Charles Woodson | DB | Michigan | HoF |
| 1998 | #23 | Mo Collins | G | Florida | |
| 1999 | #18 | Matt Stinchcomb | G | Georgia | |
| 2000 | #17 | Sebastian Janikowski | K | Florida St. | |
| 2001 | #28 | Derrick Gibson | DB | Florida St. | |
| 2002 | #17 | Phillip Buchanon | DB | Miami (FL) | |
| 2002 | #23 | Napoleon Harris | LB | Northwestern | |
| 2003 | #31 | Nnamdi Asomugha | DB | California | |
| 2003 | #32 | Tyler Brayton | DE | Colorado | |
| 2004 | #2 | Robert Gallery | T | Iowa | |
| 2005 | #23 | Fabian Washington | DB | Nebraska | |
| 2006 | #7 | Michael Huff | DB | Texas | |
| 2007 | #1 | JaMarcus Russell | QB | LSU | |
| 2008 | #4 | Darren McFadden | RB | Arkansas | |
| 2009 | #7 | Darrius Heyward-Bey | WR | Maryland | |
| 2010 | #8 | Rolando McClain | LB | Alabama | |
| 2013 | #12 | D.J. Hayden | DB | Houston | |
| 2014 | #5 | Khalil Mack | LB | Buffalo | |
| 2015 | #4 | Amari Cooper | WR | Alabama | |
| 2016 | #14 | Karl Joseph | S | West Virginia | |
| 2017 | #24 | Gareon Conley | CB | Ohio St. | |
| 2018 | #15 | Kolton Miller | T | UCLA | |
| 2019 | #4 | Clelin Ferrell | DE | Clemson | |
| 2019 | #24 | Josh Jacobs | RB | Alabama | |
| 2019 | #27 | Johnathan Abram | S | Mississippi St. | |
| 2020 | #12 | Henry Ruggs III | WR | Alabama | |
| 2020 | #19 | Damon Arnette | CB | Ohio St. | |
| 2021 | #17 | Alex Leatherwood | OL | Alabama | |
| 2023 | #7 | Tyree Wilson | OLB | Texas Tech | |
| 2024 | #13 | Brock Bowers | TE | Georgia | |
| 2025 | #6 | Ashton Jeanty | RB | Boise St. | |
| 2026 | #1 | Fernando Mendoza | QB | Indiana |