In what was the first draft with general manager Tom Telesco and head coach Antonio Pierce at the helm, the Las Vegas Raiders came away with eight new players in the 2024 NFL Draft, with four of the picks on the offensive side of the ball and four on the defensive side.
The Raiders' 2024 NFL Draft class is made up of tight end Brock Bowers, guard Jackson Powers-Johnson, offensive tackle Delmar Glaze, cornerback Decamerion Richardson, linebacker Tommy Eichenberg, running back Dylan Laube, safety Trey Taylor and cornerback M.J. Devonshire.
The best way to measure the athleticism of those players is to take a look at their Relative Athletic Score (RAS), which was developed by Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb on X). Here's a little background on RAS, per Platte:
For the past half decade, I have been working to provide a metric that can easily and intuitively gauge a player’s athletic abilities relative to the position they play and provide tools to contrast and compare based on known measurables. There’s still a long way to go, but this site is my first attempt at providing a public view of what data I have gathered and quantified so far.
Now, the RAS for the entire Raiders draft class. The highest a prospect can score is 10.
How athletic is Raiders' draft class?
TE Brock Bowers, Georgia: N/A
Brock Bowers is a TE prospect in the 2024 draft class. He does not qualify for a #RAS due to a lack of measurements.
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) March 28, 2024
Bowers has a separate scheduled pro day, but it's unclear if he'll be testing.https://t.co/jAVX9eC2Vb pic.twitter.com/36At6suYoi
G Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon: N/A
Jackson Powers-Johnson was drafted in round 2 pick 44 in the 2024 draft class. He does not qualify for a #RAS due to a lack of measurements. https://t.co/8U2Ns6ooZ2 pic.twitter.com/CONinJKHI9
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 27, 2024
OT Delmar Glaze, Maryland: 5.53
Delmar Glaze was drafted in round 3 pick 77 in the 2024 draft class. He scored a 5.53 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 616 out of 1377 OT from 1987 to 2024. https://t.co/Nq9vgw7wtu pic.twitter.com/er46v38bdf
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 27, 2024
CB Decamerion Richardson, Mississippi St.: 8.61
Decamerion Richardson was drafted in round 4 pick 112 in the 2024 draft class. He scored a 8.61 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 344 out of 2472 CB from 1987 to 2024. https://t.co/oXlNOk5GZx pic.twitter.com/KGxygdJWOH
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 27, 2024
LB Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State: 7.88
Tommy Eichenberg was drafted in round 5 pick 148 in the 2024 draft class. He scored a 7.88 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 613 out of 2889 LB from 1987 to 2024. https://t.co/FxSn1PvFJu pic.twitter.com/5aivZWPBTI
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 27, 2024
RB Dylan Laube, New Hampshire: 8.79
Dylan Laube was drafted in round 6 pick 208 in the 2024 draft class. He scored a 8.79 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 232 out of 1903 RB from 1987 to 2024. https://t.co/I7EcZiA3Pt pic.twitter.com/xJ1CZCdTf5
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 27, 2024
S Trey Taylor, Air Force: 9.33
Trey Taylor was drafted in round 7 pick 223 in the 2024 draft class. He scored a 9.33 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 74 out of 1093 FS from 1987 to 2024. https://t.co/GIi0O66uyD pic.twitter.com/lZgaYiZE2o
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 27, 2024
CB M.J. Devonshire, Pittsburgh: 6.61
M.J. Devonshire was drafted in round 7 pick 229 in the 2024 draft class. He scored a 6.61 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 839 out of 2472 CB from 1987 to 2024. https://t.co/mMKUaet48W pic.twitter.com/nP205ldqCp
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 27, 2024
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