HENDERSON, Nev. -- The 2025 NFL draft (8 p.m. ET on ESPN, ABC, ESPN App) begins April 24 and will be held in Green Bay, Wisc. The Las Vegas Raiders are scheduled to make nine of the draft's 257 picks, beginning with the No. 6 selection of the first round on Thursday night.

Quinn Ewers is visiting the Las Vegas Raiders, which could wind up helping the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL draft.

The 2024 season was a turning point for the Las Vegas Raiders. After a disappointing 4-13 record, John Spytek was named general manager following just one year of Tom Telesco running the franchise. The team wasted no time bringing Pete Carroll and Geno Smith to Sin City to kick off a complete roster overhaul.

After the Seahawks traded quarterback Geno Smith to the Raiders, Seattle G.M. John Schneider said that the team made an offer to Smith — and that it wasn't "a very long negotiation." As it turns out,

When the Seattle Seahawks traded away starting quarterback Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders, there were understandable feelings of shock among the 12th Man. General manager John Schneider and head coach Mike Macdonald both made repeated statements about how they expect Smith to be "their guy" for the 2025 season.

Geno Smith has been around the NFL block a few times. He detailed how his time ended in Seattle and his excitement for a new challenge in Vegas.