Las VegasRaiders
Silver and black reads identically in Oakland, Los Angeles and the desert, and the people wearing it followed every mile of it. Brock Bowers is rewriting what a tight end is allowed to be and Ashton Jeanty runs through arm tackles for sport. Just Win Baby was an instruction, never a tagline.
The fantasy roster, best rated first
Fantasy-relevant players only. Quarterbacks, backs, receivers and tight ends, which is what HexMetrics prices. 2 of them sit inside the league's top 25, 2 inside the top 50, 2 inside the top 100.
How roster strength is built: the seven slots behind 64.9
HexScore rates a player against others at his own position, so the seven below are not added up: each is weighted by what its slot is worth to an offence, and the weights are in the last column.
The case for the 2026 season
The best tight end in football, a back in the top twenty, and the thirtieth-rated roster
Las Vegas have 2 players inside the league's top 25 of 457, which is more than most of the clubs ranked above them, and still rate 64.9 for roster strength, 30 of 32. Brock Bowers rates 99.5 at his position, 9 overall. Ashton Jeanty rates 97.6, 21. Everything between those two and the bottom of the lineup is where the ranking comes from, and I am going to argue about it.
Two players nobody ranks the club for
Brock Bowers at 99.5 is the highest-rated tight end in football and 9 of 457 rated skill players. Ashton Jeanty at 97.6 is 21. Two men inside the top 25, and the club sits 30 of 32.
I think a roster is judged by its best player more than by its median one, and I hold that whether or not a weighting agrees with me. A dominant tight end is a positional cheat code because he is a matchup nobody has a personnel group for, and the rankings systematically under-price one. The tight end slot here carries 13% of the club figure. I would weight it higher and I am telling you that is my view rather than the site's.
And here is the part I am not going to dodge
The receiver slots read 55.1 and 52.2, with the flex at 50.1. The second back reads 30.2. The quarterback slot reads 58.9 and carries 28% of the figure, the heaviest weight there is.
That is four of seven slots the model does not rate, and the line ranks 27 of 32 behind them. Rush efficiency 0.6, pass efficiency 0.64, tempo 0.88 against a league average of one. I am sceptical of consensus rankings generally and of ones that have this club near the bottom particularly, and none of that scepticism makes those seven numbers different.
The youngest thing in the league except one
Value-weighted age 23.9, 2 of 32 counting youngest first, and 67.1% of the club's rated talent held by players under twenty-five. Only one club in football is younger by that measure.
Two top-25 players and two thirds of the roster's rated talent under twenty-five is not a bottom-three situation, whatever the single number says. It is an unfinished one. The difference matters to anyone deciding whether to watch, and the ranking does not carry it because a ranking of this season cannot.
The claim, and I will sign it
11 of 17 games are played indoors, 5 of 32, which is among the most in football and suits a club that wants to throw and run fast rather than punt in weather. Strength of schedule ranks 18 of 32 counting easiest first. The bye is week 13. Defensively the backward pair reads 22 and 13, with the forward composite at 24. Team Power reads 57, 26 of 32.
So no, I am not telling you this is a Super Bowl roster this season, and anyone who says the number is simply wrong has not read it. What I am telling you is that a club with the best tight end in football, a top-twenty back, eleven indoor games and the second-youngest talent base in the league is one position away, and that the position is the one everybody already knows. Rank it thirtieth. It will not be thirtieth for long, and this fanbase has never needed permission to say so.
The club record
79 players. Read from www.raiders.com on 2026-09-12. Not a HexMetrics rating: this is what the club publishes.
Coaching staff
37 coachesHead Coach
- Head CoachKlint Kubiak
Assistants
- Assistant Head CoachMike McCoy
- SVP, Coaching OperationsMatt Capurro
- Director of Game Management & Special ProjectsRohit Mogalayapalli
Offense
- Offensive CoordinatorAndrew Janocko
- Wide ReceiversZach Azzanni
- Offensive Quality ControlPete Collins
- Offensive LineRick Dennison
- Offensive Pass Game CoordinatorNick Holz
- Offensive Run Game CoordinatorMario Jeberaeel
- Offensive Quality ControlConner McQueen
- Tight EndsLuke Steckel
- QuarterbacksMike Sullivan
- Assistant Offensive LineBen Wilkerson
- Running BacksOmar Young
- Offensive AssistantTim Zetts
- Offensive Quality ControlTorrey Gill
Defense
- Defensive CoordinatorRob Leonard
- Defensive AssistantSteve Ferentz
- Defensive Quality ControlDrew Gaither
- Defensive Quality ControlCody Grimm
- Senior Defensive AssistantAl Holcomb
- Assistant Defensive LineKenyon Jackson
- Defensive Quality ControlKetner Kupp
- SafetiesMatt Robinson
- Defensive LineTravis Smith
- LinebackersRonell Williams
- Pass Game Coordinator/Defensive BacksJoe Woods
Special Teams
- Special Teams CoordinatorJoe DeCamillis
- Senior Special TeamsMarquice Williams
- Assistant Special TeamsTim McConnell
Strength And Conditioning
- Head Strength and ConditioningA.J. Neibel
- Assistant Head Strength and ConditioningRick Slate
- Assistant Strength and ConditioningDeuce Gruden
- Assistant Strength and ConditioningMatthew Fyle
- Assistant Strength and ConditioningHaley Roberts
- Assistant Strength and ConditioningTevin Duncan
Read from www.raiders.com on 2026-09-12.
Depth chart
Offense
- WR
- Jalen Nailor52.2
- Malik Benson
- LT
- Kolton Miller
- Charles Grant
- LG
- Spencer Burford
- C
- Tyler Linderbaum
- RG
- Jackson Powers-Johnson
- Caleb Rogers
- RT
- DJ Glaze
- Trey Zuhn III
- TE
- Brock Bowers99.5
- Michael Mayer21.3
- Ian Thomas
- WR
- Tre Tucker55.1
- Jack Bech50.1
- Dareke Young
- QB
- Kirk Cousins11.3
- Fernando Mendoza58.9
- Aidan O'Connell
- RB
- Ashton Jeanty97.6
- Mike Washington Jr.30.2
- Dylan Laube4.4
- FB
- Connor Heyward8.7
Defense
- DE
- Maxx Crosby
- Malcolm Koonce
- DT
- Tonka Hemingway
- Jonah Laulu
- JJ Pegues
- DT
- Adam Butler
- Folorunso Fatukasi
- Thomas Booker IV
- EDGE
- Kwity Paye
- Patrick Johnson
- LB
- Nakobe Dean
- Tommy Eichenberg
- Segun Olubi
- LB
- Quay Walker
- Cody Lindenberg
- CB
- Eric Stokes
- Jermod McCoy
- Darrell Luter Jr.
- CB
- Darien Porter
- Hezekiah Masses
- CB
- Taron Johnson
- FS
- Treydan Stukes
- Isaiah Pola-Mao
- Tristin McCollum
- SS
- Jeremy Chinn
- Dalton Johnson
Special Teams
- P
- AJ Cole
- K
- Matt Gay
- H
- AJ Cole
- LS
- Alex Ward
- KR
- Dylan Laube4.4
- Dareke Young
- PR
- Malik Benson
- Dylan Laube4.4
Full roster
13 of 62 rated| # | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active53 | |||||||
| Offense | |||||||
| 8 | Kirk CousinsRated | QB | 6-3 | 209 | 38 | 15 | Michigan State |
| 12 | Aidan O'Connell | QB | 6-3 | 206 | 28 | 4 | Purdue |
| 15 | Fernando MendozaRated | QB | 6-5 | 225 | 22 | R | Indiana |
| 2 | Ashton JeantyRated | RB | 5-8 | 208 | 22 | 2 | Boise State |
| 4 | Mike Washington Jr.Rated | RB | 6-2 | 228 | 23 | R | Arkansas |
| 23 | Dylan LaubeRated | RB | 5-9 | 204 | 26 | 3 | New Hampshire |
| 34 | Connor HeywardRated | FB | 6-0 | 230 | 27 | 5 | Michigan State |
| 1 | Tre TuckerRated | WR | 5-8 | 182 | 25 | 4 | Cincinnati |
| 9 | Jalen NailorRated | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 27 | 5 | Michigan State |
| 18 | Jack BechRated | WR | 6-1 | 214 | 23 | 2 | TCU |
| 19 | Malik Benson | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | R | Oregon |
| 81 | Dareke Young | WR | 6-2 | 224 | 27 | 5 | Lenoir Rhyne |
| 80 | Ian Thomas | TE | 6-3 | 253 | 30 | 9 | Indiana |
| 87 | Michael MayerRated | TE | 6-4 | 256 | 25 | 4 | Notre Dame |
| 89 | Brock BowersRated | TE | 6-4 | 235 | 23 | 3 | Georgia |
| 60 | Charles Grant | T | 6-4 | 304 | 24 | 2 | William & Mary |
| 71 | DJ Glaze | T | 6-4 | 331 | 24 | 3 | Maryland |
| 74 | Kolton Miller | T | 6-8 | 326 | 30 | 9 | UCLA |
| 66 | Trey Zuhn III | G | 6-7 | 319 | 23 | R | Texas A&M |
| 70 | Spencer Burford | G | 6-4 | 300 | 26 | 5 | Texas-San Antonio |
| 76 | Caleb Rogers | G | 6-4 | 312 | 24 | 2 | Texas Tech |
| 77 | Bryce Cabeldue | G | 6-4 | 308 | 25 | 2 | Kansas |
| 65 | Tyler Linderbaum | C | 6-2 | 305 | 26 | 5 | Iowa |
| 58 | Jackson Powers-Johnson | G/C | 6-3 | 325 | 23 | 3 | Oregon |
| Defense | |||||||
| 51 | Malcolm Koonce | DE | 6-3 | 243 | 28 | 6 | Buffalo |
| 93 | Patrick Johnson | DE | 6-2 | 248 | 28 | 6 | Tulane |
| 95 | Kwity Paye | DE | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | 6 | Michigan |
| 98 | Maxx Crosby | DE | 6-5 | 255 | 29 | 8 | Eastern Michigan |
| 69 | Adam Butler | DT | 6-4 | 301 | 32 | 9 | Vanderbilt |
| 92 | JJ Pegues | DT | 6-2 | 325 | 24 | 2 | Mississippi |
| 94 | Folorunso Fatukasi | DT | 6-4 | 318 | 31 | 8 | Connecticut |
| 96 | Jonah Laulu | DT | 6-5 | 289 | 26 | 3 | Oklahoma |
| 97 | Tonka Hemingway | DT | 6-2 | 284 | 24 | 2 | South Carolina |
| 99 | Thomas Booker IV | DT | 6-3 | 301 | 26 | 4 | Stanford |
| 7 | Quay Walker | LB | 6-4 | 240 | 26 | 5 | Georgia |
| 17 | Nakobe Dean | LB | 5-11 | 230 | 25 | 5 | Georgia |
| 44 | Tommy Eichenberg | LB | 6-2 | 234 | 25 | 3 | Ohio State |
| 50 | Segun Olubi | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 26 | 4 | San Diego State |
| 55 | Cody Lindenberg | LB | 6-2 | 236 | 24 | 2 | Minnesota |
| 3 | Taron Johnson | CB | 5-11 | 192 | 30 | 9 | Weber State |
| 5 | Eric Stokes | CB | 6-1 | 193 | 27 | 6 | Georgia |
| 25 | Darrell Luter Jr. | CB | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | 4 | South Alabama |
| 26 | Darien Porter | CB | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | 2 | Iowa State |
| 28 | Jermod McCoy | CB | 6-0 | 193 | 21 | R | Tennessee |
| 35 | Hezekiah Masses | CB | 6-1 | 185 | 22 | R | California |
| 11 | Jeremy Chinn | S | 6-3 | 220 | 28 | 7 | Southern Illinois |
| 20 | Isaiah Pola-Mao | S | 6-3 | 204 | 27 | 5 | USC |
| 27 | Tristin McCollum | S | 6-3 | 195 | 27 | 3 | Sam Houston State |
| 31 | Treydan Stukes | S | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | R | Arizona |
| 43 | Dalton Johnson | S | 5-11 | 198 | 23 | R | Arizona |
| Special teams | |||||||
| 14 | Matt GayRated | K | 6-0 | 232 | 32 | 5 | Utah |
| 6 | AJ Cole | P | 6-4 | 220 | 30 | 8 | NC State |
| 47 | Alex Ward | LS | 6-4 | 240 | 27 | 4 | UCF |
| Reserve/Injured8 | |||||||
| -- | Chigozie Anusiem | CB | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | 2 | Colorado State |
| -- | Chris Collier | RB | 5-10 | 203 | 26 | 2 | University of Lock Haven |
| 42 | Keyron Crawford | DE | 6-4 | 253 | 22 | R | Auburn |
| -- | Brennan Jackson | LB | 6-4 | 263 | 25 | 3 | Washington State |
| -- | Justin Pickett | G | 6-7 | 317 | 23 | R | Duke |
| -- | Corey Rucker | WR | 6-0 | 213 | 24 | R | Arkansas State |
| -- | Justin Shorter | WR | 6-4 | 227 | 26 | 4 | Florida |
| 10 | Dont'e Thornton Jr.Rated | WR | 6-5 | 205 | 23 | 2 | Tennessee |
| Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return1 | |||||||
| 84 | Carter Runyon | TE | 6-4 | 243 | 25 | 2 | Towson |
Practice squad
1 of 17 rated| # | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice Squad17 | |||||||
| Offense | |||||||
| 32 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 32 | 8 | Wisconsin |
| 37 | Roman Hemby | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 24 | R | Indiana |
| 16 | Ronnie Bell | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | 3 | Michigan |
| 82 | Cody WhiteRated | WR | 6-3 | 215 | 27 | 5 | Michigan State |
| 83 | Deven Thompkins | WR | 5-8 | 155 | 26 | 5 | Utah State |
| 41 | Chris Myarick | TE | 6-5 | 261 | 30 | 5 | Temple |
| 45 | Patrick Gurd | TE | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | R | Cincinnati |
| 73 | Niklas Henning | T | 6-6 | 287 | 23 | R | Queens University (Canada) |
| 72 | Evan Neal | G | 6-7 | 350 | 25 | 5 | Alabama |
| 67 | Will Putnam | C | 6-4 | 301 | 26 | 2 | Clemson |
| Defense | |||||||
| 48 | Cian Slone | DE | 6-3 | 239 | 23 | R | N.C. State |
| 52 | Azeez Ojulari | DE | 6-3 | 240 | 26 | 6 | Georgia |
| 90 | Brandon Cleveland | DT | 6-4 | 315 | 22 | R | N.C. State |
| 91 | Tim Keenan III | DT | 6-2 | 320 | 23 | R | Alabama |
| 57 | Cameron McGrone | LB | 6-3 | 236 | 26 | 3 | Michigan |
| 22 | Greedy Vance | CB | 5-9 | 177 | 24 | 2 | USC |
| Special teams | |||||||
| 38 | Kansei Matsuzawa | K | 6-2 | 200 | 27 | R | Hawaii |
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