The Las Vegas Raiders (formerly Oakland) went into 2019 expecting to have a stout receiving corps led by Antonio Brown and Tyrell Williams.

While Williams was a solid No. 2 guy, Brown was the reason why the Raiders' aerial attack had a chance to be pretty explosive.

But, not surprisingly, things with Brown did not exactly work out, as a series of incidents in training camp ultimately led to the seven-time Pro Bowler requesting his release before the season.

That left the Raiders with Williams, Hunter Renfrow and, well, not much else as far as wide receivers were concerned.

Fortunately, tight end Darren Waller had a breakout year and emerged as one of the NFL's best tight ends, but due to Williams' inconsistent health and performance, the Raiders had one of the league's worst groups of wide outs.

The good news for Las Vegas is that there will be numerous free-agent options available for the club in March, and the Raiders will also have the draft to nab a receiver or two.

But one free agent the team should absolutely be targeting is Robby Anderson.

Yes, guys like A.J. Green and Emmanuel Sanders will be available, but I'm not sure signing a wide receiver in his 30s with a checkered injury history would be the best idea for a Raiders franchise that should be rebuilding.

Unlike Green and Sanders, Anderson is just 26 years old (he turns 27 in May) and is an ascending player rather than one who is on the downside of his career.

The Temple product has spent the first four years of his career with the New York Jets and is coming off of a 2019 campaign in which he caught 52 passes for 779 yards and five touchdowns.

That wasn't his best season with the Jets, which came back in 2017 when he hauled in 63 receptions for 941 yards and seven scores.

While Anderson has yet to log 1,000 yards in any one season, he has also been playing in a situation that has basically been quarterback hell since he entered the league in 2016.

Not that the Raiders have such an enviable scenario under center, but Derek Carr is significantly better than anything the Jets have trotted out at quarterback over the last four seasons (the jury is obviously out on Sam Darnold's future, but at this point, he remains unproven).

Anderson could slide in next to Williams with Renfrow in the slot and actually give the Raiders a respectable trio of wide outs, and with Waller at tight end, Las Vegas would suddenly have a decent group of weapons in its passing game.

Not only that, but that would be a young group, and when you throw running back Josh Jacobs into the equation, the Raiders would have a nice foundation to build on.

Is it elite? No, but it's certainly a start, and if Las Vegas is going to take a chance on a wide receiver in free agency, a 26-year-old with potential (who has also proven he is productive) in Anderson would be a wise choice.