The Raiders once again turned to defense for their seventh-round pick, taking Arizona State's Nesta Jade Silvera.
The defensive tackle transferred to Arizona State from the University of Miami. In his four seasons as a Hurricane, he racked up 105 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss and two sacks. In his encore season as a graduate transfer, he had 56 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, three pass deflections and 1.5 sacks.
He was honorable mention All-ACC and All-Pac 12 at his two alma maters.
With the 231st overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Nesta Jade Silvera.
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7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/h9yfrr4xvcvge5wnn6xa.jpg)
DT Nesta Jade Silvera
7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State
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7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/hu4xvqd3gw0keinx7o0d.jpg)
DT Nesta Jade Silvera
7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State
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7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/ry37xg2xtwtiwoyn52zc.jpg)
DT Nesta Jade Silvera
7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State
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7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/lbvgia6ksmu48fumhbwq.jpg)
DT Nesta Jade Silvera
7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State
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7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/sbvr8kqnuujmeefeyn6z.jpg)
DT Nesta Jade Silvera
7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State
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7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/yfzsi4v7ojqwzhbxrhfn.jpg)
DT Nesta Jade Silvera
7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State
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7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/tcs0wi3gpxqkingxyjwn.jpg)
DT Nesta Jade Silvera
7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State
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7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/raiders/k79ewkndnptf0k6dydkl.jpg)
DT Nesta Jade Silvera
7th Round (231st Pick Overall)
Arizona State