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 QB: Kirk Cousins (80%) vs Fernando Mendoza (20%)
Dark Horse: N/A
Rotational RB: Mike Washington (60%) vs Roman Hemby (30%) vs Dylan Laube (10%)
Dark Horse: Chris Collier (1%), Non Roster RB (9%)
Depth RB: Roman Hemby (30%) vs Dylan Laube (30%) vs BOTH (30%)
Dark Horse: Other (10%)
Fullback: Connor Heyward (80%)
Dark Horse: Patrick Gurd (20%)
Depth Receivers – 3 Spots: Dont’e Thornton vs Malik Benson vs Shedrick Jackson vs Dareke Young
Dark Horse: Brandon Johnson, Chase Roberts, Phillip Dorsett
Depth Tight End: Ian Thomas (30%) vs Carter Runyon (30%) vs BOTH (30%)
Dark Horse: Albert Okwuegbunam Jr (10%)
Tackle Depth: Dalton Wagner (40%) vs Isaiah Jatta (20%) vs Niklas Henning (5%)
Dark Horse: Not On Roster/None (35%)
Starting Guards – 2 Spots: Jordan Meredith vs Spencer Burford vs Jackson Powers-Johnson vs Caleb Rogers vs Trey Zuhn
Dark Horse: None