The Las Vegas Raiders selected Oregon interior offensive lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, but before doing that, they notified their starting center, Andre James.
Why? Well, Powers-Johnson has been billed as a center throughout the pre-draft process after playing the position in college, so on the surface it would look like they were adding another one, which obviously would have been perceived as a threat to James, who just re-signed this offseason.
However, not only did the Raiders refer to Powers-Johnson as a guard in their announcement of the pick, they made sure to tell James that he is indeed their guy at center, not the Oregon product.
Before the #Raiders selected Jackson Powers-Johnson, who played center in college, at No. 44, they contacted current center Andre James to let him know — and to tell him that James was their center. A nice touch by LV.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 27, 2024
A nice touch from the Raiders.
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Powers-Johnson did play snaps at guard during his days with the Ducks and will factor into the competition at one of the guard spots with Cody Whitehair and others.
