5 most overrated players in Raiders history ft. Derek Carr 

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#4) Darren Waller

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Midway through the 2018 season, the Oakland Raiders found a dynamo when they signed tight end Darren Waller. The 2015 sixth-round pick and former wide receiver never got to show his potential with the Baltimore Ravens, receiving multiple substance abuse suspensions before being replaced by Mark Andrews.

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Then he broke out in the next two seasons, hitting 1,000 yards in both of them. But the Raiders were mediocre at best, and when they did revisit the playoffs in 2021, he was a middling player. It was perhaps no wonder he was later traded to the New York Giants in 2023 to make room for Michael Mayer and now Brock Bowers.

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