Raiders just signed the number two overall pick in the 2026 CFL Draft

As the new Raiders front office and coaching staff go about finding talent, they are not limiting themselves to the standard U. S. college prospects.

They're thinking bigger. After signing 17 undrafted free agents following the draft last month, they invited quite a few prospects to their rookie minicamp on tryouts . After day two, the Raiders signed four of those prospects .

Among them was Niklas Henning. Henning didn't show up on a lot of draft radars, but he sure showed up on the Canadian Football League's radar. The Queens University offensive tackle became the second overall pick in the CFL draft last Wednesday by the Toronto Argonauts.

Two days later, he was in Las Vegas with a host of others to show the Raiders he deserved a contract. The 6-6, 287-pound offensive tackle was late to the game of football, not really picking up the sport until his senior year of high school. He then played tight end for his first two years at Queens University before switching to tackle.