How Jalen Milroe fits with the Las Vegas Raiders

The Las Vegas Raiders should make a strong commitment to finding a quarterback next offseason.

Their plan to have Gardner Minshew II compete with Aidan O’Connell for the starting job didn’t produce the results coach Antonio Pierce had hoped for. The Raiders are 2-6 and the offense has been unsuccessful.

Many Raiders fans have given up on caring about the 2024 season and have turned their attention to the offseason, when there will be plenty of open space on the team and the expected top pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

There may be several quarterbacks available at the top of the draft class. If the Raiders decide to go this route, they will need to determine which player will be the right fit for their team.

One of those quarterbacks could be Alabama star Jalen Milroe. The electric young gunslinger could bring some excitement back to the Raiders’ offense.

Milroe has completed 67.5 percent of his passes this season for 1,937 yards, 13 touchdowns and six interceptions. He helped lead the Crimson Tide to a blowout of the Missouri Tigers on Saturday, throwing for 215 yards and rushing for a touchdown in a 34-0 victory.

Milroe is an intriguing prospect. He improved year after year at Alabama, improving his fielding skills and knowing when to get into the pocket and make a throw.

Milroe still has work to do in this category, but his progress should make general managers feel comfortable enough to take him in the first round. He could be a development project, but he has the tools to be a good starter.

Milroe has a strong arm and is a serious breakaway threat. This season he rushed for 380 yards and 12 touchdowns. He is an electric runner with real speed that the Raiders could use.

He’s not afraid to push the ball up the field, which will make the Raiders’ defense happy. The Raiders need to surround him with more weapons than just tight Brock Bowers. If they do that, Milroe should be fine.

The Raiders need to find a spark in their offense. That probably won’t happen this season, so thinking ahead might be the right idea.

Will the Raiders make it? Milroe their next franchise quarterback?

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