Silver And Black Pride
The Las Vegas Raiders’ 2022 NFL draft class was limited to just six picks, all in the third round or later, as the Raiders sent their first- and second-rounders to the Green Bay Packers to acquire wide receiver Davante Adams. So, for this addition of “Where are they now?“, we’ll take a look at the results of the trade in addition to providing updates on what was another underwhelming draft for the Silver and Black.
Raiders Stats: 37 games, 221 catches, 2,869 yards, 23 TDs (3 seasons)
Post-Raiders Stats: 25 games, 127 catches, 1,643 yards, 21 TDs (2 seasons)
Current Team: Los Angeles Rams
Adams really only played about two and a quarter seasons in Las Vegas, asking to be dealt early on in the 2024 campaign. He gave the club a couple of productive years, most notably putting up a 100-catch, 1,500-yard and 14-touchdown performance with Derek Carr in 2022.
However, the instability at quarterback post-Carr and the losing led to the trade, where the Raiders received a third-round pick from the New York Jets. Ironically, the Raiders used that pick to acquire Geno Smith from the Seattle Seahawks, who didn’t solve the problem behind center in Vegas and was traded to the Jets this past offseason.
Circling back to the original Adams trade, the Packers took linebacker Quay Walker with the first-round pick and used the second-rounder to trade up for wide receiver Christian Watson. Adding to the irony of this situation, Walker went on to sign with the Silver and Black during free agency last March. Meanwhile, Watson has been solid in Green Bay, when healthy, and just received a four-year, $92 million contract extension.
Raiders Stats: 64 games, 63 starts (4 seasons)
Post-Raiders Stats: N/A
Current Team: Jets
Parham began his tenure in Vegas as a solid starter and ended his tenure in Vegas as a solid starter. The problem was that he never took the next step in his career. To the third-round pick’s credit, that’s symptomatic of playing for three head coaches, six offensive coordinators and four offensive line coaches, including interims, in four years. Still, it seemed like an easy decision for John Spytek to let Parham walk during free agency this offseason. He ended up signing a two-year, $16 million contract with the Jets, where he should remain a starter.
Raiders Stats: 45 games, 198 rushes, 736 yards (3.7 ypa), 2 TDs
Post-Raiders Stats: N/A
Current Team: N/A
After a strong finish to the 2023 season, White looked like a potential replacement for Josh Jacobs, who won the rushing title the year prior. That played a part in the organization’s decision to let Jacobs walk during the 2024 offseason. However, that proved to be nothing more than false hope, as White went on to rush for just 215 yards and about 2.8 yards per carry during the next two seasons. He worked...
