Tyree Wilson is entering his second NFL season and to this point in his career he hasn’t shown a lot of promise considering he was the seventh-overall pick a year ago.
Wilson has been quiet in two Raiders preseason games this year despite Pro Football Focus crediting him with 48 defensive snaps.
There have been reports that he hasn’t shown a lot of improvement in training camp, and a column this week brought up the idea of the Raiders trading him.
Sports Illustrated insider Hondo Carpenter talked about the trade idea this week and said a team source told him the Raiders are not trying to trade Wilson. He also reiterated that the Raiders would listen to trade offers for just about anyone on the roster other than Maxx Crosby. Presumably, Kolton Miller and a few others would be difficult to pry away, as well.
A day after his trade conversation, Hondo acknowledged on the Las Vegas Raiders Insider podcast that Wilson was a little underwhelming in training camp.
“For a second-year guy, I would in no way declare that I was disappointed in him. Did I hope to see more? I did,” Hondo said.
“Early in camp… didn’t see as much,” Hondo continued. “Then you saw a little. Then his production has gone down. I thought he got better in the middle. He kind of hit a hump at the middle, and then kind of has gone down a little bit.”
There’s another highly unlikely scenario for Wilson and the Raiders, and even though the chances are slim the Raiders would cut a first-round pick before his second season, it’s not a great sign that it’s become a talking point…
