While having a record-setter at tight end does kind of mask other shortcomings in the passing game for the Raiders, there still seems to be a noticeable need for help at wide receiver. According to Tashan Reed of The Athletic, help could come through both free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft this offseason. Per Reed, Las Vegas is likely to sign a veteran receiver, but it won’t prevent them from drafting one, as well. 
The Raiders do currently roster starting-caliber wide receivers in Jakobi Meyers and Tre Tucker, but after the departure of Davante Adams last year, they struggled to find contributions from a supporting cast of DJ Turner, Terrace Marshall, Alex Bachman, and company. Besides Meyers and Tucker, the returning roster in 2025 combined for only 56 total yards with contributions from Bachman (31 yards), Kristian Wilkerson (18), and Ramel Keyton (7). The only addition to the group so far has been former Titans wide receiver Kyle Phillips, who totaled 259 yards over two years in Tennessee and didn’t play last season.
There are a number of impact options the team could sign before or after the draft, depending on the approach they’d like to take. Spending more money on more established veterans by signing Keenan Allen or reuniting with Amari Cooper could allow them to take a later flyer in the draft on a wide receiver who may need time to develop. Otherwise, Las Vegas could fetch a bargain on veterans like Diontae Johnson, Tyler Lockett, Robert Woods, Nelson Agholor, DJ Chark, or Tyler Boyd, which would put more pressure on them to find a more impactful rookie receiver in the draft.
The team isn’t expected to go after a pass catcher in the first round. At No. 6 overall, the team has been linked more to options like Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham, or Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker. More likely, Vegas could attempt to address wide receiver at the top of the second round, should they fail to land Allen or Cooper in free agency. At No. 37 overall, options like Texas’ Matthew Golden, Missouri’s Luther Burden, and Ohio State’s Emeka Egbuka could all be around, as they’re all considered to be fringe first-rounders.
Las Vegas has nine draft picks this year, so they should have plenty of other options throughout the three-day event. Meyers, 6-foot-2, is effective as a reliable possession receiver who excels at getting open in the slot, and Tucker, at 5-foot-9, is a more dynamic speedster with some deep ball potential.
With that in mind, the team could opt to add a big-bodied red-zone target. Players like TCU’s Savion Williams (just under 6-foot-4), Tennessee’s Dont’e Thornton (6-foot-4.5), or Arkansas’ Isaac TeSlaa (6-foot-3.5) could all be sizeable options as Day 3 picks. More versatile, mid-size options could be another area to look at for the Raiders. Prospects like TCU’s Jack Bech and Stanford’s Elic Ayomanor could be solid Day 2 options, while SEC pass catchers like Keandre Lambert-Smith (Auburn), Chimere Dike (Florida), and Arian Smith (Georgia) could be names to watch on Day 3.
However they choose to go about it, Las Vegas has plenty of options on the table for addressing their receiving corps. Whether they choose to bring in a big-name veteran and take a later flyer in the draft or sign a solid role-player and go after one of the draft’s better receiving prospects, there’s no shortage of possible combinations that we could see in silver and black next year.
Robert woods isn’t a bad option imo. They could take egbuka or golden too if they move up late first
Golden won’t be around late first.
I think he will be. Stacked WR class a lot of talent being overlooked
Yeah no sh!@, they only have two nfl caliber receivers on the roster, the rest are practice squad guys. They need at the minimum 3 more guys lol
This draft is deep at WR position.
Whatever happened to hunter renfrow? Blackballed or something?
I have no first hand evidence, but I suspect they are white.
He’s solid, but overrated with the raiders. Was then cut and was only willing to play for a couple teams. New Raider regime did meet with him this off-season, but they’re probably not going to sign anybody until after the draft to preserve their comp picks coming their way.
Injuries and concussions.
They should trade for George Pickens.
That would be a Raiders move.
Give the Steelers a third round pick and keep the tradition going! (Martavius Bryant, Antonio Brown both traded for thirds)
It’s crazy how many promising young WRs the Steelers had during that run.
Starting with Mike Wallace and Emmanuel Sanders and Antonio Brown, then Wheaton and Martavis, then Juju and Diontae. Claypool even looked really promising early on. Now Pickens.
They were smart to trade for Metcalf though given their recent run of having trouble finding more than one reliable WR at a time in the draft.
As a Steelers fan I would approve of this heist. I mean potential trade
They need to sign Lockett but Tyler Boyd would be another excellent addition. Last year was his first sub 600 receiving yard season in years.
And they need to draft a high upside receiver as well given their lack of actual #1s.