The Las Vegas Raiders don’t break for training camp for another 6 weeks, but their has already been positional battles to start, and to be talked about. The Raiders coming off a 3-14 season are not going to pencil in their starters, there’s a lot of youth, and with that a lot of unproven talent. The Raiders completely overhauled their offense, defense, and special teams with a projected 29th ranking in the NFL for returning snaps largely due to many Carrol veterans & defensive veterans leaving the organization last off-season. With training cap set to break soon, some core battles on all three phases will take light.
Starting DT – 2 Spots: Adam Butler (70%) vs Thomas Booker IV (50%) vs Jonah Laulu (40%) vs Tonka Hemingway (30%)
Dark Horse: JJ Pegues (10%)
Nose Tackle: Benito Jones (30%) vs JJ Pegues (30%) vs Brandon Cleveland (30%)
Dark Horse: Gary Smith (9%), Laki Tasi (1%)
Starting EDGE: Kwity Paye (23%) vs Malcolm Koonce (75%)
Dark Horse: Keyron Crawford (2%)
Depth EDGE: Cian Slone (20%) vs Jahfari Harvey (10%) vs Brennen Jackson (20%) vs Roster Spot (50%)
Dark Horse: None
Depth ILB – 2 to 3 Spots: Tommy Eichenberg vs Segun Olubi vs Cody Lindenberg
Dark Horse: Xavian Sorey, Cam McGrone, Chris Thomas
Starting CB: Darien Porter (40%) vs Jermod McCoy (40%) vs Hezekiah Masses (15%)
Dark Horse: Decamerion Richardson (5%)
Depth CB: Caleb Offord (10%) vs Decamerion Richardson (20%) vs Chigozie Anusiem (10%) vs Roster Spot (60%)
Dark Horse: Non Rostered Player
Starting Free Safety: Treydan Stukes (80%) vs Isaiah Pola-Mao (20%)
Dark Horse: None
Depth Safety: Tristin McCollum (20%) vs Starting FS loser (60%) vs Dalton Johnson (10%)
Dark Horse: Tanner Wall (10%)