Raiders’ path to Top 5 NFL draft pick still murky despite Week 9 loss to Jaguars

The one silver lining to the Las Vegas Raiders’ Week 9 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars is that it can help improve the Raiders’ positioning in the 2026 NFL Draft order. However, the problem is that Las Vegas is still outside the Top 5 picks, and its path is murky to get into that range with so many other bad teams in the NFL this year. That could impact the organization’s ability to get a new quarterback, as we take a look at the updated Top 10 picks.

Top 10 Picks

1. New Orleans Saints 1-8 (Week 10: @ Panthers)
2. Tennessee Titans 1-8 (Week 10: bye)
3. New York Jets 1-7 (Week 10: vs. Browns)
4. Miami Dolphins 2-7 (Week 10: vs Bills)
5. New York Giants 2-7 (Week 10: @ Bears)
6. Cleveland Browns 2-6 (Week 10: @ Jets)
7. Las Vegas Raiders 2-6 (Week 10: vs. Broncos TNF)
8. Arizona Cardinals 2-5* (Week 10: @ Seattle)
9. Cincinnati Bengals 3-6 (Week 10: bye)
10. Washington Commanders 3-6 (Week 10: vs Lions)

*The Cardinals play the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football.

In Other Raiders’ Links:

• Time for the youth movement: The internet reacts to another loss in Las Vegas.
• Raiders big underdogs in Week 10: Our friends at FanDuel have the Broncos as a two-possession favorite on the road this Thursday.
• Maxx Crosby’s message to fans: “Raider Nation I Love Yall With Everything In My Heart & Soul. Yall Deserve Better. Stay As One, It Will Change,” the defensive end posted on his X/Twitter account.
• Geno Smith on 2-point play: “That’s football brotha,” the quarterback replied when asked why he double-clutched on the two-point conversion that ultimately got tipped, via Jesse Merrick of Silver & Black Sports Network.