The Las Vegas Raiders are going into their seventh season since leaving Oakland, making the 2020 NFL draft class the franchise’s first in its new city. That also means all seven players selected in Vegas’ inaugural draft are or at least have had enough time to be well-established veterans in the league.
So, let’s check in on the seven players drafted six years ago and see where they are now. Spoiler alert: five of them are no longer in the league.
Round 1, Pick 12: WR Henry Ruggs III
Raiders Stats: 20 games, 50 catches, 921 yards, 4 TDs
(2 seasons)
Post-Raiders Stats: N/A
Current Team: N/A
Technically, Ruggs only played one and a half seasons in Las Vegas before being charged with and pleading guilty to DUI resulting in death and vehicular manslaughter charges. He’s still in the Nevada State prison system and is attempting to make a comeback to the NFL once he’s released. However, that will have to wait another year after the wide receiver was denied parole on June 11.
Round 1, Pick 19: CB Damon Arnette
Raiders Stats: 13 games (7 starts), 0 INTs, 3 PDs, 29 tackles (2 seasons)
Post-Raiders Stats: 2 games (0 starts), 0 INTs, 0 PDs, 3 tackles (1 season)
Current Team: Houston Gamblers (UFL)
To clarify, the stat lines above are exclusive to Arnette’s time in the NFL. He’s spent the last two years in the UFL and was a solid player for the Gamblers in 2025, recording an interception and five PBUs in eight games. However, the former first-round pick had just one breakup and no picks this past season.
After getting cut by the Raiders for off-the-field concerns involving guns, Arnette spent some time on the Miami Dolphins practice squad in 2022 and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs the following offseason. However, the Chiefs released him about 10 days after signing him since he was arrested on weapon and drug charges. Arnette also spent some time on the Houston Texans’ practice squad and active roster in 2025.
Round 3, Pick 80: WR Lynn Bowden Jr.
Raiders Stats: N/A
Post-Raiders Stats: 26 games (7 starts), 39 catches, 294 receiving yards, 0 receiving TDs, 14 rushes, 64 rushing yards, 0 rushing TDs (3 seasons)
Current Team: N/A
A former college quarterback, Bowden was supposed to be a revolutionary “utility player” for Jon Gruden’s offense. However, according to The Athletic’s Vic Tafur, the Kentucky product became an off-field concern who needed to be traded before even playing a regular-season game because he was a potential bad influence on Ruggs and Arnette…
The Miami Dolphins received a sixth-round pick and Bowden in exchange for a fourth-rounder (that Las Vegas sent Miami for linebacker Raekwon McMillan the prior season), where the former Wildcat spent his rookie campaign and then a year on injured reserve before getting released. After that, he had brief stints with the New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, DC Defenders (UFL), BC Lions (CFL) and Louisville Kings (UFL), never catching on as a professional football player.
Round 3, Pick 81: WR Bryan Edwards
Raiders Stats: 28 games (15 starts), 45 catches, 764 yards, 4 TDs (2 seasons)
Post-Raiders Stats: 7 games (1 start), 3 catches, 15 yards, 0 TDs
Current Team: N/A
Edwards hasn’t been in the NFL since 2023, most recently spending time with the Saints in training camp but failing to even earn a practice squad spot. The most success he had outside of the Raiders was with the Atlanta Falcons, who received him and a seventh-round pick for a fifth-rounder, only to cut the wide receiver about six months later. Edwards also had a brief stint on the Chiefs’ practice squad before ending his career in New Orleans.
Round 3, Pick 100: LB Tanner Muse
Raiders Stats: N/A
Post-Raiders Stats: 36 games (1 start), 23 tackles, 1 PD
Current Team: N/A
Muse was trying to convert from college safety to NFL linebacker, and suffered an injury right before his rookie season started. He didn’t even make the team a year later and ended up becoming a special teamer for the Seattle Seahawks for two years before getting cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers at the end of training camp and serving in the same role for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2023. Muse also played three games while on the Jacksonville Jaguars’ practice squad two years ago.
Round 4, Pick 109: G John Simpson
Raiders Stats: 35 games played, 21 starts (3 seasons)
Post-Raiders Stats: 51 games played, 51 starts (3 seasons)
Current Team: Baltimore Ravens
Finally, a pick that’s still in the NFL! Simpson spent one season as a starter for the Raiders (2021) before getting waived in December of the following year. He revived his career in Baltimore, starting all 17 games in 2023. That led to a two-year, $12 million contract with the New York Jets, where he started for two seasons, and then a three-year, $30 million deal to return to the Ravens this past offseason. The Clemson product has never been a Pro Bowler or anything along those lines, but he has been a solid starter since leaving Las Vegas.
Round 4, Pick 139: CB Amik Robertson
Raiders Stats: 52 games (21 starts), 4 INTs, 15 PDs, 2 FFs, 111 tackles (4 seasons)
Post-Raiders Stats: 34 games (14 starts), 1 INT, 20 PDs, 5 FFs, 102 tackles (2 seasons)
Current Team: Washington Commanders
With the Raiders, Robertson was a valuable third cornerback who could line up on the boundary or over the slot and could start in a pinch. That’s essentially the same role he played over the last two seasons with the Detroit Lions, and the former fourth-round pick is coming off an impressive campaign where he made 10 starts and recorded 12 PDs. That led to a two-year, $15 million contract with the Commanders during free agency this spring, where Robertson has a good chance to finally become a full-time starter.
