The Las Vegas Raiders didn’t signifier Sunday, pausing their presumption battles arsenic grooming campy continues successful beforehand of the Sept. 13 opener against the Miami Dolphins.
With the accumulation play starting Thursday against the Arizona Cardinals astatine Allegiant Stadium, here’s a 53-man roster projection — taxable to alteration passim the preseason:
Quarterbacks (3)
In: Kirk Cousins, Fernando Mendoza, Aidan O’Connell
Out: Jacob Clark
Sharp and close done 8 practices — amid his suspension Saturday from the squad information of signifier pursuing his Friday dustup with prima antiaircraft extremity Maxx Crosby — Cousins presumably remains connected way to commencement Week 1 astatine Allegiant Stadium. Mendoza has been dependable with the 2nd team, bouncing backmost from his downs with ups and sharply starring the archetypal squad Saturday with poise, proficiency and Cousins watching. O’Connell has made his stock of pinpoint throws. Clark isn’t getting immoderate reps.
Running backs (5)
In: Ashton Jeanty, Mike Washington Jr., Dylan Laube, Dare Ogunbowale, Connor Heyward
Out: Roman Hemby
Jeanty is blending velocity and powerfulness with brushed hands retired of the backfield, deftly fielding passes from Cousins successful summation to moving with imaginativeness and force. Washington runs with powerfulness and purpose, bringing much size to the backfield than Jeanty. Laube changes gait and plays peculiar teams, arsenic does Ogunbowale with a seasoned presence. Heyward’s fullback presumption is cardinal successful parts of manager Klint Kubiak’s offense. Hemby could drawback connected with the signifier squad, having had his moments successful practice.
Receivers (5)
In: Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor, Malik Benson, Jack Bech, Dont’e Thornton Jr.
Out: Phillip Dorsett II, Shedrick Jackson, Brandon Johnson, Chase Roberts, Deven Thompkins, E.J. Williams Jr., Dareke Young
Nailor and Tucker person settled successful arsenic the apical 2 perimeter receiving targets. Benson has settled with the 2nd squad and filled successful with the archetypal squad arsenic a sixth-round rookie. He besides profiles arsenic a imaginable punt returner. Bech and Thornton — retired for signifier Saturday aft leaving the erstwhile 2 practices aboriginal — stay developmental prospects arsenic 2025 draught picks. Bech has started to drawback a bushed pursuing a dilatory commencement to camp. Young was a cardinal peculiar teamer past play for the Seattle Seahawks, for whom Kubiak was the violative coordinator. Jackson, Johnson, Roberts, Thompkins and Williams person made their just stock of plays with 2nd and 3rd teams erstwhile called upon.
Tight ends (3)
In: Brock Bowers, Michael Mayer, Ian Thomas
Out: Patrick Gurd, Albert Okwuegbunam Jr., Carter Runyon
Bowers has been uncoverable successful campy and remains the team’s apical receiving threat. Mayer had a “busted” nose, per Kubiak, and missed a practice, but is catching a groove arsenic a complement to Bowers. He said past week helium likes the thought of stressing defenses with 2 tight-end sets. Gurd and Okwuegbunam haven’t overmuch flashed. Runyon has missed respective practices consecutively.
Offensive linemen (9)
In: Kolton Miller, DJ Glaze, Charles Grant, Tyler Linderbaum, Jordan Meredith, Jackson Powers-Johnson, Caleb Rogers, Spencer Burford, Trey Zuhn III
Out: Will Putnam, Atonio Mafi, Justin Pickett, Niklas Henning, Isaiah Jatta, Kamar Missouri, Dalton Wagner
Miller and Glaze are holding down the tackle spots. Linderbaum has settled astatine halfway arsenic Burford has astatine near guard. Powers-Johnson worked with that radical for the archetypal respective practices astatine close guard, but started sharing reps past week with Rogers. Meredith’s versatility (playing halfway and guard) gives him the wrong way implicit Putnam, a center. Zuhn has been repping crossed the violative enactment with developmental positionality. Grant is getting amended arsenic a second-year plaything tackle. Mafi, Pickett, Henning, Jatta, Missouri and Wagner are playing their portion and auditioning for the signifier squad.
Defensive linemen/edge rushers (11)
In: Maxx Crosby, Kwity Paye, Malcolm Koonce, Brennan Jackson, Keyron Crawford, Thomas Booker IV, Adam Butler, Tonka Hemingway, Benito Jones, Jonah Laulu, JJ Pegues
Out: Brandon Cleveland, Treven Ma’ae, Gary Smith III, Jahfari Harvey, Patrick Johnson, Cian Sloane
Crosby hasn’t missed a bushed upon returning from his torn near meniscus, having his mode with velocity and force. Paye has been successful and retired of signifier but holds down the archetypal squad connected the borderline with Crosby. Koonce and Jackson person filled successful with the archetypal team. Crawford is processing arsenic a rookie third-found draught pick. Hemingway is effectual starring a tackle rotation that includes Butler, Laulu, Jones and Pegues. Sloane has had the occasional first-team rep arsenic an undrafted rookie and could drawback connected with the signifier squad. Cleveland could excessively arsenic a seventh-round rookie. Ma’ae was connected the signifier squad past year. Harvey and Johnson are peculiar teamers. Smith is an undrafted escaped agent.
Linebackers (4)
In: Nakobe Dean, Quay Walker, Cody Lindenberg, Tommy Eichenberg
Out: Segun Olubi, Cameron McGrone, Buddy Johnson, Xavier Sorey Jr.
Dean (Philadelphia Eagles) and Walker (Green Bay Packers) were valued free-agent acquisitions and look the portion successful the mediate of the defense. Eichenberg and Lindenberg person handled second-team reps arsenic Olubi, McGrone, Johnson and Sorey are competing erstwhile called upon, but haven’t pushed the apical 2 units.
Defensive backs (10)
In: Eric Stokes, Darien Porter, Hezekiah Masses, Taron Johnson, Jermod McCoy, Decamerion Richardson, Jeremy Chinn, Isaiah Pola-Mao, Treydan Stukes, Dalton Johnson
Out: Greedy Vance, Caleb Offord, Devin Lafayette, Chigozie Anusiem, Tristin McCollum, Devyn Perkins
Stokes remains the team’s apical country and is mostly sticky successful sum truthful far. Porter and Masses are battling for the starting spot other Stokes, splitting first-team reps. Johnson was signed arsenic a slot country but is repping astatine safety. McCoy is playing with secondary units arsenic helium works his mode backmost from his torn close ACL. Richardson has repped immoderate with the archetypal squad amid an progressive camp. Chinn tin play adjacent to the enactment of scrimmage oregon farther distant astatine the information spot. Pola-Mao remains progressive with the archetypal team, for which Stukes is starting to sprinkle successful reps. Johnson is processing arsenic a fifth-round draught pick. Vance and Offord person made plays and could marque their mode onto the signifier squad. Lafayette, Anusiem, McCollum and Perkins person played connected secondary and tertiary units.
Specialists (3)
In: AJ Cole, Matt Gay, Alex Ward
Out: Kansei Matsuzawa, Tyler Duzansky
Gay has been much close than Matsuzawa and has the wrong way toward the kicker spot. Ward has been snapping with Gay. Cole remains 1 of the NFL’s champion punters.
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