Lynn Bowden Gives Raiders Another Weapon
5 years agoThe Las Vegas Raiders selected Kentucky running back Lynn Bowden with the No. 80 overall pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Bowden is the ultimate swiss-army-knife and can do pretty much anything on the football field. The Raiders plan to play him at running back in the beginning to help provide depth behind last year's first-round pick Josh Jacobs, but Bowden can also be split out wide if they choose to use him that way. If he's used as a wideout, it'll be out of the slot, but the Raiders also took Alabama's Henry Ruggs III in the first round on Thursday. He'll provide a change of pace to Jacobs in his rookie season, perhaps catching some passes out of the backfield. It could hurt Jacobs' ability to improve in the passing game, but he'll remain a high-end RB1.
Source: CBS Sports
Source: CBS Sports