NFL great Pete Carroll, who won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks in 2013, became the Raiders’ head coach in the offseason. Carroll is known for placing a strong emphasis on the running game, often aiming for a balanced offense that uses the run game to grind out games in the fourth quarter.

The 2025 NFL draft got under way on Thursday night in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Las Vegas Raiders are slated to make nine of the draft's 257 picks, and started off by taking running back Ashton Jeanty with the No.

The club has tapped a pair of now-former Seattle Seahawks to lead the team going forward, going all-in with Geno Smith at quarterback and Pete Carroll as the head coach. Those decisions have seemingly transformed the way the Raiders will operate going forward, ending a rebuild and kickstarting what figures to be a win-now approach.