Is Raiders' Bowers Part of the Best Draft Class?

The 2025 NFL Draft is almost here. It is a time when NFL teams around the league can get better by drafting their future stars for years to come.

In the National Football League, the draft gives fans all around the world a little view of what their respective teams will potentially look like in the upcoming season. It is an important time for teams to also select the right players for their franchise.

But before we get there, we take a look back at the 2024 NFL Draft class, as they put on a great showing in their first season in the NFL.

For the Las Vegas Raiders, they got a steal in the first round when they selected tight end Brock Bowers with the 13th overall pick. Bowers was considered the best player-maker and all-around player in the 2024 class. In his first season in the NFL, Bowers rewrote the record books. Bowers set multiple NFL records and had one of the best rookie seasons in history.

"The 2024 group also wasn’t short on stars with the first 13 picks. It’s not surprising that our 10 biggest draft hits from last year are all first-round picks, but this was a difficult list to form," said Sports Illustrated writer Gilberto Manzano."Second-round selections Cooper DeJean, Ladd McConkey, Braden Fiske, Edgerrin Cooper and T’Vondre Sweat all had standout rookie seasons with their respective teams."

Manzano also had Bowers ranked as the second best draft pick from last year's class.