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While the Las Vegas Raiders traded a third-round pick to the Seattle Seahawks last week in exchange for quarterback Geno Smith, that doesn't mean they're done at the position. After all, Smith is 34 years old, and the team currently holds the No. 6 pick in the upcoming NFL draft—which some have speculated they could ultimately use on a quarterback.

The Raiders have been linked to Shedeur Sanders leading up to the draft and his latest post will only feed those rumors

Sanders may not be as highly regarded as analysts once believed, but will he slide all the way out of the first round?

It is well known that Shedeur Sanders is the most polarizing player in this year's NFL draft at this point. While quarterback in general is typically all over the place in mock drafts and prospect rankings given the volatility of the position,

Shedeur Sanders has been raised to play football and is the prized pro athlete among Deion Sanders' three sons. Born during his father's three-year retirement from the NFL, Sanders has been under the tutelage of his Pro Football Hall of Fame father since his Pop Warner days.

Sanders is a quarterback that has often been compared to Smith so perhaps they formed a bond over that. Sanders has been falling down draft boards in recent weeks and if there's a scenario where he drops to the second round, then the Raiders make more sense for him.

Steelers target quarterback in CBS Sports' latest mock draft, in order to potentially shape their future at signal caller.

Shedeur Sanders is one of the top quarterback prospects in this year's NFL Draft, but his ultimate landing spot is very much up for debate. At this point, it's been widely forecasted that Cam Ward, the top QB in the class,

There was once a time that NFL Draft experts were mocking Colorado signal-caller Shedeur Sanders in the top six. Now, he's projected to go much later in the first round, with one expert placing him with an AFC playoff contender.