Analyst sounds the alarm on bad Raiders trade idea

The Las Vegas Raiders go into the Nov. 4 trade deadline as a serious seller, but that does not mean they will sell the farm.

They have already denied overtures on the availability of Maxx Crosby, indicating that he is still a part of their long-term plans. However, the Raiders should at least entertain some other ideas to make up for what is looking like another lost season. Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers is a popular candidate with one foot presumably out the door already, while other assets could scrounge up an extra Day Three pick or two.

However, one analyst has placed another option on the table, and it is the last thing the Raiders should consider right now.

The Raiders trading one of their younger players is a high-risk, low-reward proposition.

In Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox’s trade block, he placed Raiders offensive lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson in his top ten players that could be moved.

“The Las Vegas Raiders appear to be as low as ever on offensive lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson,” Knox wrote.

“After refusing to play the 22-year-old at center early in the season and forcing him to battle for a starting job, head coach Pete Carroll benched the 2024 second-round pick during Sunday’s blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.”

Knox also listed the Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans as potential fits for Powers-Johnson, should the Raiders move him.

Needless to say, moving on from Powers-Johnson would be a low point for a regime that is quickly losing the good faith it started out with.

Powers-Johnson performed admirably as a center in his rookie year, and won the Bill Rimington Trophy for the best player at the position in his final year at the University of Oregon. It is clear where his best fit in the NFL is but, for some bizarre reason, Carroll and company do not seem as invested. Trading a young talent like Powers-Johnson makes zero sense for a rebuilding team like the Raiders, especially at a depressed value.

If the Raiders move on from Powers-Johnson in the next couple of weeks, do not be surprised when it becomes an immediate regret.