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I'm missing Trey Zuhn. Will add.

 

3.91 Trey Zuhn III
Comparables were drafted 5th round at 152.5 (median). All six of them over the past three seasons played as rookies, median numbers: 1 start, 10 games, 88 snaps. Zuhn could find some PT as a rookie, and he could step in as a starting G in the future.

 

Raiders' Moves

IN Devyn Perkings S
IN Niklas Henning T
IN Patrick Gurd T
IN Kamar Missouri T
IN Jonathan Brady WR
OUT Charles Snowden DE*
OUT McClendon Curtis G
OUT Matt Lauter TE
OUT Layden Robinson G
OUT Justin Shorter WR
OUT Jamin Davis LB

 

IN Cameron McGrone LB
OUT Brenden Rice WR

 

IN/OUT

IN Benito Jones DT
OUT Brodric Martin OT

Martin appeared in 6 games with 1 start over three seasons. He tallied 63 snaps in that time. Jones has started 38 games over the past three seasons with Detroit and Miami. He has 71 games played over five seasons (Missed 2021). He had 65 tackles, 9 TFL, 10 QB Hits, and 2 sacks in the past three years, too. With 261, 481, and 567 snaps over the past three seasons, he's still racking up snaps. Unfortunately, he posted only a 47.0 grade at PFF in 2025.

 

Some Transactions

IN Patrick Johnson DE
IN Buddy Johnson LB
IN Deven Thompkins WR
OUT Jonathan Brady WR
OUT Chris Thomas LB
OUT Laki Tasi DT
OUT Chris Collier RB (Waive/Injured)
IN Chris Myarick TE
OUT Tanner Wall S

Zack Kuntz, TE, was on roster for about a week.

These are mostly special teams additions. Collier can't stay healthy, and Tasi is probably too much of a project for a team like the Raiders to hold onto.

 

Chicano is definitely not.

 

We have some highlights coming!

 

I watched highlights.

QB
Cousins dangerous throw
Good throw to the flat
cousins took a safe pass on 2nd and 7.
Good toss on the Mayer TD
-6 dropbacks, 5 completions 50 yards, a TD. Not a bad day.

Mendoza - huge connection to Bech.
Big toss to Benson
2nd and 15, no one open, Mendoza rucks and picks up 6
TD strike to Bech.
-18 dropbacks, 10 completions, 96 yards, 1 TD (1 sack included). Solid start for the rookie.

AOC
Had a really nice strike to EJ Williams, didn't get a lot of help from the line he was working with.
Did hold the ball a little long.
-14 dropbacks, 4 completions, 75 yards (1 sack included).
He's got to be feeling the pressure.

Rising: Cousins, Mendoza
Falling: AOC

RB
Jeanty had 3-16 rushing, 1 target.
-put his head down for a 3rd and 1 conversion.

Washington had 6-63 rushing, 1 target. Biggest run of the day and also a 4th-and-1 conversion. Washington picked up a blitz in the pass game.
-Good showing for the young guy.

Laube had 5-11 rushing, 1-14 receiving, 1 target.
-Laube solid run on a draw, but it's hard to see him sticking around with Jeanty and Washington, especially when they're keeping a FB and have some quality TEs.

Hemby had 3-7 rushing, 0 targets.

Heyward
-Heyward also held his own on the long Washington run.

Rising: Washington, Heyward
Falling: Laube

WR/TE
Mayer - nice catch early. Good catch and run, too. TD.
Tucker nice catch out in the flat, good throw from Cousins
Bech - big catches. TD.
Benson - big catch from Mendoza.
Okwuegbunam misses on a block on the edge, TFL
Ian Thomas also struggled to spring a run at the edge, TFL, but he did play a key role in Washington's run.
EJ Williams looked good with the ball in his hand on a long pass to open space

Rising: Mayer, Bech, Williams
Falling: Maybe Dorsett (1 catch on 6 targets)

OL
JPJ beautiful pickup to help the td pass, big play to help Washington on 4th and 1. But got worked for a sack on first and goal.
Mafi good assist on a third and 8.
Charles grant put a man on the ground to spring Washington
Zuhn spring Washington on a 4th and 1 conversion
C. Rogers strung out on a sweep, TFL
J. Meredith gets blasted, allows a TFL
K. Missouri allows a pressure, INC, driven back on an AOC sack, too.

Rising: JPJ, Grant, Zuhn
Falling: Missouri

Special Teams
Deven Thompkins 83 solid return, broken tackle
Thompkins decent return
Thompkins good acceleration and elusiveness on return

Malik Benson - tentative on ko return, upended, loses the ball.

DEFENSE
DL
Benito Jones - handled on a run x2.
Pegues absorbs a double, driven back
Crawford poor awareness, good rush
P. johnson strong arms to bring down the qb for a sack
Slone can't set the edge. Great bend and explosion by Slone for a sack
Jahfari Harvey great pursuit on a run after being stacked up/but he did set the edge

Rising: Anyone who can stop the run.

LB
Nakobe Dean lb - handled in run game. Dean a step slow to react, gave the edge
Koonce good pressure
Lindberg tackle in space, Lindberg handled on run, Lindberg slow to diagnose a (beautifully set up) draw
McGrone (LB) slow to react

Falling: A little disappointed in Dean's debut. Lindberg has to be aggressive and physical.

DB
Chinn good reaction to stop a 2nd and 7 short
Stokes - soft coverage
Porter and Chinn - good effort but td pass, Porter could get a jam at the line to slow the release
Masses whiff, Masses dislodged with a push, giving the space for a fourth down conversion (but i think the OT jumped)
McCoy manhandled on a fade at the endzone. McCoy never looked on a TD pass.
Vance dogwalked on a run, driven out of another play.
Vance had some good coverage on a long ball, but the WR caught it. Has to be more physical.
Stukes blown tackle
Lafayette got hurdled - poster.

Falling: Masses and Vance got some reality checks. Another position where some added aggressiveness (and strength) would do wonders. McCoy struggled in first action.