Raiders Rookies Who Will Make Instant Impact in 2022 Season

The Las Vegas Raiders will have an immediate impact out of the NFL draft. They only made six total selections over the weekend, but their first and second-round picks were used to acquire Davante Adams from the Green Bay Packers.

The 29-year-old, who played at the same school as Carr, is one of the best receivers in the game and will quickly become the quarterback's new-but-familiar No. 1 target.

Adams earned first-team All-Pro honors last season, as he racked up 1,553 receiving yards and 11 touchdown. The Raiders will consider their early picks well-spent if he can provide similar production in Las Vegas.

It will be difficult to get an impact out of the rookies. Las Vegas has a talented and deep roster, and Day 2 and Day 3 selections don't always see the field early. Even if they aren't all starters, the Raiders could still get contributions from first-year players.

We will look at the three Raiders rookies most likely to contribute in 2022, based on factors such as proven production, team needs, and roster depth.

In the third round, the Raiders selected interior lineman Dylan Parham. Las Vegas may have done exactly that by finding a rookies starter.

He started at right tackle and both guard positions for Memphis and was the eighth-ranked interior lineman on the Bleacher Report Scouting Department's big board. Las Vegas should focus on his potential as a guard/tackle early on, as he might have enough athletic ability to eventually work as a center.

Brandon Thorn of the B/R Scouting Department wrote that Parham has a strong foundation as a run-blocker.

The Raiders have options with Alex Leatherwood. The former Alabama tackle struggled at guard. According to Pro Football Focus, he was responsible for 14 penalties and eight sacks.

Las Vegas will be able to play Leatherwood if Parham can step into either the right tackle spot or guard.

Expect Parham to work his way into the rotation early on.

While Adams will provide a boost to the passing game, fourth-round pick Zamir White can help bolster the ground game.

Running back is the position where middle-round picks are expected to contribute early, and White is a bruiser.

The Georgia product will make an impact early.

He only had nine catches last season, but he is great at finding inside running lanes and grinding out yards. He averaged 5.4 yards per carry in 2021.

White will see early playing time as a short-yardage and change-of-pace back. He will provide insurance for Drake, whose campaign was cut short by an ankle injury. White is not the same threat as Drake, but he will help share the load and keep Jacobs fresh.

Las Vegas might give White a chance at the starting job if he does well. The fifth-year option on the contract of Jacobs was declined by the Raiders.

Neil Farrell Jr. was a fourth-round pick for the Raiders. Like White, he could make an impact early on.

A brick wall of a defender who swallows up ball-carriers at the point of attack is what the 23-year-old is. He had 45 tackles, 20 solo stops and 9.5 tackles for a loss. He can certainly be that with his frame, though, as those numbers suggest he isn't just a space-eater.

He has the tools needed to contribute immediately and for a long time, even though he doesn't have the upside of a perennial All-Pro.

Farrell is one of the better nose guards in the class, according to the B/R Scouting Department. Farrell has a cap on his ceiling, but there should be a long-term starting role for a player with his kind of run defense.

Farrell will work on running downs to improve a defense that ranked 19th in rushing yards allowed last season.