The Las Vegas Raiders will bring 91 players to training camp this week and 53 to their regular-season opener Sept. 13 against the Miami Dolphins.
With six weeks of practice and three exhibition games to settle who those 53 will be, here is a pre-training camp projection — subject to change throughout the preseason:
Quarterbacks (3)
In: Kirk Cousins, Fernando Mendoza, Aiden O’Connell
Out: Jacob Clark
Cousins is the presumptive Week 1 starter while Mendoza develops as the No. 1 pick. O’Connell, hopeful to become a starter again, could be the gameday backup (or a spot starter if Cousins, soon to turn 38, is injured or unavailable) early in the season as Mendoza readies – or traded if the future franchise quarterback is ahead of schedule. Clark misses the cut as an undrafted rookie.
Running backs (4)
In: Ashton Jeanty, Mike Washington Jr., Dylan Laube, Connor Heyward
Out: Chris Collier, Roman Hemby
Jeanty returns as the bell cow back with Washington backing him up as a rookie fourth-round draftee. Laube returns as a change-of-pace scatback and Heyward plays fullback — a key position in coach Klint Kubiak’s offensive ethos — as a free-agent signee. Collier didn’t play an NFL game last season and Hemby is an undrafted rookie.
Receivers (6)
In: Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor, Dont’e Thornton Jr., Jack Bech, Dareke Young, Malik Benson
Out: Phillip Dorsett II, Shedrick Jackson, Brandon Johnson, Chase Roberts, Deven Thompkins, E.J. Williams Jr.
Tucker is back as the team’s leading receiver with Nailor ready to scale up his workload as a free-agent signee from the Minnesota Vikings. Thornton and Bech are in their second seasons while Young follows Kubiak to Las Vegas from Seattle, where he was a key special teamer. Benson, too, could be a special teamer as a sixth-round rookie draftee. Williams is an undrafted rookie who played at Indiana with Mendoza. Roberts is also an undrafted rookie. A first-round draftee in 2015, Dorsett hasn’t played an NFL game since 2023. Jackson played sparingly last season for the Raiders, who added Johnson, a journeyman, last month after minicamp. Thompkins was signed Monday, having played 396 offensive snaps the last four seasons.
Tight ends (3)
In: Brock Bowers, Michael Mayer, Carter Runyon
Out: Patrick Gurd, Albert Okwuegbunam Jr., Ian Thomas
Bowers bends defenses as the team’s top receiving threat and Mayer is coming off his most productive season (35 receptions, 328 receiving yards) to date. Runyon makes the cut in his second year after serving last season as a special teamer. Thomas could push Runyon as a veteran who played more offense last season. Okwuegbunam played one game last year for the Raiders. Gurd is an undrafted free agent.
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 mans his post as the longtime left tackle. Glaze is back as the starting right tackle. Grant works as the swing tackle in his second season. Linderbaum arrives from the Baltimore Ravens as one of the NFL’s best centers. Powers-Johnson, Rogers and Burford figure to battle at guard with rookie Trey Zuhn III, a center last season (and formerly a left tackle) at Texas A&M. Meredith also offers versatility after repping at center and guard last season. Putnam and Mafi were backups last season, during which Wagner played two snaps. Henning, Jatta, Missouri and Pickett are undrafted free agents.
Defensive linemen/edge rushers (10)
In: Maxx Crosby, Kwity Paye, Malcolm Koonce, 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 spearheads a pass rush that adds Paye via the Indianapolis Colts. Koonce adds depth as a veteran and Crawford adds depth as a rookie. Laulu, Butler, Booker, Hemingway and Pegues made up the defensive tackle rotation last year, adding Jones from the Miami Dolphins. Cleveland could push for a spot as a rookie seventh-rounder after a solid offseason. Same for Sloane as an undrafted free agent. Ma’ae didn’t log a snap last season. Harvey played but sparingly as a special teamer. Johnson is an experienced special teamer. Smith is an undrafted free agent.
Linebackers (5)
In: Nakobe Dean, Quay Walker, Cody Lindenberg, Tommy Eichenberg, Segun Olubi
Out: Brennan Jackson, Cameron McGrone, Buddy Johnson, Xavier Sorey Jr.
Dean (Philadelphia Eagles) and Walker (Green Bay Packers) are big-ticket free-agent acquisitions who figure to mostly man the middle. Eichenberg was a rotational linebacker last season while Lindenberg had a strong offseason. Olubi offers depth as a special teams standout. McGrone played for three teams and Johnson played for two last year, during which Jackson was a special teamer. Sorey and Thomas are undrafted rookies.
Defensive backs (10)
In: Eric Stokes, Darien Porter, Jermod McCoy, Hezekiah Masses, Taron Johnson, Decamerion Richardson, Jeremy Chinn, Isaiah Pola-Mao, Treydan Stukes, Dalton Johnson
Out: Chigozie Anusiem, Caleb Offord, Greedy Vance, Devin Lafayette, Tristin McCollum, Devyn Perkins, Tanner Wall
Stokes serves as the team’s top corner and Porter played opposite him last season. McCoy (fourth-round) and Masses (fifth round) could challenge for playing time as rookie draftees. Johnson is a veteran nickel. Richardson was a special teamer last year after starting part time defensively in 2024 as a rookie. Chinn and Pola-Moa are incumbent starters at safety, though Stukes could challenge for playing time (and play the nickel) as a rookie second-rounder. Johnson, a fifth-round rookie, adds depth. McCollum was a backup and special teamer last year. Anusiem has played four games in two seasons. Vance played sparingly as an undrafted rookie. Offord, Perkins and Walls are undrafted rookies.
Specialists (3)
In: AJ Cole, Matt Gay, Tyler Duzansky
Out: Kansei Matsuzawa, Alex Ward
Cole is one of the NFL’s best punters. Gay has experience at kicker. Duzansky is a well-regarded undrafted rookie. Matsuzawa, an All-American kicker last year, could challenge Gay during training camp. Same for Ward with regards to Duzansky.
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