Making the Case for Rod Streater as the Oakland Raiders’ No. 1 Wide Receiver

July 1, 2014   ·   Christopher Hansen   ·   Jump to comments

The Oakland Raiders made a multitude of moves during the 2014 offseason, but despite dozens of upgrades, general manager Reggie McKenzie was unable to find a No. 1 wide receiver. Instead of eschewing improvement elsewhere on the roster to find one, the Raiders will go into training camp with receiver as one of their biggest question marks.
For what the Raiders lack in a No. 1 receiver they may make up for with a collection of No. 2 receivers. James Jones, Andre Holmes, Denarius Moore and Rod Streater would all be lumped into this category, but only one has a chance to become a No. 1 in 2014.
Rod Streater was an undrafted free agent in 2012, but his draft status doesn’t tell the whole story. He is 6’3” and 210 pounds, and has 4.4-second speed and good hands. Despite a ghastly quarterback situation in Oakland, Streater improved and now has two years of solid NFL production under his belt.
It’s quite possible Streater is the exception to just about e...

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