The Los Angeles Raiders signed undrafted free agents while the other teams in the league neglected to draft
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The Las Vegas Raiders have advanced their scouting program significantly since hiring Tom Telesco as general manager. Just look at their class for the 2024 NFL Draft; it’s difficult to argue they aren’t already outperforming their prior administrations. Telesco has made great improvements, and they haven’t even on the field yet. This draft class is one of their best in recent memory.
You can put together that this class will be successful by considering where he acquired each player, the value he received for them, and how well they fit on the squad. However, there’s more evidence that Telesco already outperforms Dave Ziegler.
I believe the Raiders have assembled one of the most promising undrafted free-agent classes. These are players who have demonstrated their skills at a high level and bring valuable experience to the team. In fact, I believe they may have secured the best overall undrafted free agent – a player who was overlooked by the rest of the league in the draft, but could prove to be a game-changer for the Raiders.
Raiders sign undrafted free agent OT Andrew Coker from TCU
The Raiders needed offensive line help coming into this draft. They lost Jermaine Eluemunor to the New York Giants in free agency and decided not to bring back Greg Van Roten. So, they drafted Jackson Powers-Johnson and Delmar Glaze to help the guard and tackle positions.
However, they also signed a tackle who I feel has an incredible chance at making the 53-man roster. Andrew Coker from TCU was a prospect in the 300s on our big board. So, we won’t sit here and act like we would have drafted him or that he should have been drafted early in the draft. He has flaws, but I think he deserved a chance to get drafted.
After reviewing some of his numbers in greater detail and looking at some of the tapes, the Raiders may have gotten the biggest steal of the undrafted free agents.
According to Pro Football Focus, Coker gave up one sack and 24 quarterback pressures on 424 pass-blocking attempts. Therefore, it’s clear that the child can play.
Dalton Wagner and Jalen McKenzie will compete with Coker for the 53-man tackle berth. He can prevail, in my opinion. Tom Telesco is employed.
