As the draft headed into the later rounds, the rumblings about Josh Harper began. Those rumblings continued throughout the draft with the former Fresno State receiver going undrafted entirely.
That's when the Raiders came calling and Harper signed on to reunite with his former college quarterback, Derek Carr.
The two of them connected a lot in Carr's record-setting 2013 season. In total they played together for three years and in Carr's final season Harper caught 79 passes for 1011 yards and 13 touchdowns. The two are clearly comfortable with each other.
Harper's catches went up as a senior due in large part to seeing a larger portion of the passes in 2103 with 131 catches. In improving from 79 to 90 catches his receiving yards also went up to 1097.
If Carr had still been throwing passes for the Bulldogs last season, Harper would have been his top target and his production would undoubtedly have gone up considerably.
The two of them should have immediate chemistry when the take the field together once again. Aside from that, getting a projected round five receiver product as an undrafted free agent is a good get for the Raiders.
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