With Tom Telesco taking over as general manager and a senior coaching staff brought in to support head coach Antonio Pierce, the Las Vegas Raiders are in the midst of their offseason. Right now, the front office is concentrated on strengthening the roster, with quarterback being a top priority.
Jimmy Garoppolo proved to be a bad investment in 2023, and it is unlikely that he will be kept on the field. Luckily for Las Vegas, there will be some interesting options available to choose the starting quarterback for the upcoming season in both the NFL free agency and the 2024 Draft.
The Raiders could continue to play their best internal option, but doing so would be a huge risk for a team that hasn’t won a postseason game since 2002. Pierce so admits that there will be fierce competition at quarterback from Las Vegas.
Before Super Bowl LVIII, Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce stated the team will sign a quarterback this offseason in an interview with Vic Tafur of The Athletic. During an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show a few weeks after formally being named the full-time head coach in Las Vegas, Pierce also provided insight into quarterback Aidan O’Connell.
Even though the coaching staff has given O’Connell some credit, he didn’t exactly play well in his limited role. The rookie quarterback for the Raiders completed just 61.51 percent of his passes and averaged 6.55 yards per attempt in his final nine starts, earning an 86.1 QB rating.
In light of everything mentioned above, it is worthwhile to consider some of the top quarterback choices the Raiders may have in 2024.
We won’t include scenarios in which Las Vegas trades up for the third choice in the 2024 NFL Draft for the sake of this exercise. Although it’s possible, it’s improbable given how much it would cost to leap up that high compared to how many team needs Las Vegas has.
Additionally, a trade for quarterback Justin Fields is out of the question due to the signing of offensive coordinator Luke Getsy. Las Vegas rejected a possible trade for Fields because they thought he was the Chicago Bears offense’s 2023 offensive concern. Here are some of the top choices keeping all of that in mind.
