{"id":1536,"date":"2025-05-06T18:06:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T18:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/?p=1536"},"modified":"2025-05-07T12:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T12:37:21","slug":"raiders-executive-says-rookie-could-potentially-play-3-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/06\/raiders-executive-says-rookie-could-potentially-play-3-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders Executive Says Rookie Could Potentially Play 3 Positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_49776\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49776\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-49776 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Oakland Raiders helmet is seen on the field after the game between Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 06, 2019 in London, England.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Raiders-helmet-1024x683-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Naomi Baker\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/sports\/nfl\/las-vegas-raiders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> got an impressive athlete and an explosive playmaker in the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ashton Jeanty wasn\u2019t the only potential gem they found in a lesser-known program.<\/p>\n<p>They took Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott in the sixth round, and while they needed another young quarterback to develop behind Geno Smith, he wasn\u2019t on most big boards as a potential NFL signal-caller.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, it seems like that\u2019s not what the Raiders intended, either.<\/p>\n<p>According to one of their highest-ranked executives, they see him as a Julian Edelman or Taysom Hill kind of player:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t pigeonhole him right now,\u201d Raiders college scouting director Brandon Yeargan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/sports\/raiders\/raiders-do-it-all-rookie-ready-to-help-at-wr-special-teams-even-qb-3367240\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cI would say we view him as a receiver that\u2019s going to have a lot of value in the kicking game, potentially as a returner, as a cover player, maybe play some quarterback, too. We\u2019re looking (at him) really as an athlete\/receiver, but he\u2019s a unique guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Raiders believe Mellott\u2019s versatility and dynamic skill set can make him the ultimate gadget player.<\/p>\n<p>They have a creative offensive coordinator in Chip Kelly, and he will certainly find a way to get him to the field and keep opposing defenses guessing.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the fact that they took North Dakota State QB Cam Miller shortly after drafting Mellott shows that they never intended to work him out as a quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>If they can turn him into their own version of Julian Edelman, Pete Carroll will have one of the most intriguing pieces in the entire league.<\/p>\n<p>He will most likely be trusted to return kick-offs, come out of the backfield as a running back, catch passes, and maybe even throw a pass every now and then.<\/p>\n<p>Mellott impressed scouts by running a 40-yard dash in 4.39 seconds, and he also threw passes and caught them as a receiver to showcase his versatility.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/raiders-executive-says-rookie-could-potentially-play-3-positions\/\">Raiders Executive Says Rookie Could Potentially Play 3 Positions<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\">The Cold Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Naomi Baker\/Getty Images) \u00a0 The Las Vegas Raiders got an impressive athlete and an explosive playmaker in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1536"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1536"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1539,"href":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1536\/revisions\/1539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}