Raiders Draft News: Las Vegas Selects Tyree Wilson At No. 7

Ryan Ward
Ryan Ward
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Jul 14, 2022; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders outside linebacker Tyree Wilson is interviewed during the Big 12 Media Day at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

After two major trades within the first six picks of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders were on the clock at No. 7, with a lot of solid options at their disposal.

The Raiders resisted the urge to bring in a quarterback with Will Levis out of the University of Kentucky still available. Instead, they chose to upgrade the defense with defensive end Tyree Wilson out of Texas Tech.

Wilson’s college career ended after 10 games played last season for the Red Raiders due to a broken foot, but he still made an impression as arguably the best defensive end in this draft class.

With Wilson now paired with Maxx Crosby in Las Vegas, the Raiders may have taken a leap forward to becoming a force to be reckoned with defensively.

Obviously, there’s still a lot of work to be done to improve the defense in Las Vegas, and the team will likely continue to address that side of the football throughout the rest of the draft.

It’ll be interesting to see if the Raiders try to trade up and get another pick in the first round before they are on the clock early in the second round on Friday.

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