Silver And Black Pride
With the spring league wrapped up, there are a few players who could be added to the roster ahead of training camp
The Las Vegas Raiders’ roster still has a few holes on it, and the UFL recently wrapped up its 2025 season. The spring football league has served as the NFL’s minor leagues to a certain extent, as there have been a few players who stood out in the UFL and got the call-up, so to speak.
For example, former Raiders first-round pick Damon Arnette played for the Houston Roughnecks over the last few months and is reportedly going to sign with the Houston Texans.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at a few spring league standouts who could potentially fill holes in Las Vegas.
For each player’s NFL experience, TC means they participated in training camp for the respective team but didn’t make the roster, PS means they were on the practice squad but never got called up, and no letters following a team name means they were on the 53-man roster at some point.
NFL Experience: 2019 UDFA, Cleveland Browns (2019-2021), Dallas Cowboys (TC 2024)
While the Silver and Black recently signed Germaine Pratt to improve the team’s weak linebacker corps, Pratt is more of a run defender, and the position group could still use a coverage backer. Harvey led all UFL linebackers with an elite 90.9 coverage grade from Pro Football Focus, surrendering just 113 receiving yards in 11 games while tying for second with three forced incompletions and recording the second-most coverage stops (12). Granted, the St. Louis Battlehawk is already 29 years old, but he could be a good short-term answer for the Raiders this season.
NFL Experience: 2020 7th round pick, New York Giants (2020-2022), Pittsburgh Steelers (2022), Los Angeles Chargers (TC 2023), Tennessee Titans (PS 2023)
Part of what makes Crowder a potential fit in Las Vegas is that he has experience playing for defensive coordinator Patrick Graham. Those two worked together in New York for two seasons when the linebacker broke into the league. In the UFL this spring, he earned the second-highest PFF coverage grade among linebackers at 84.3, due in part to recording two interceptions, one that he returned for a touchdown. Crowder also had the second-lowest passer rating when targeted at the position (49.6).
NFL Experience: None
Unlike the other players listed here, Woods doesn’t have any NFL experience outside of a few tryouts. But the Raiders are searching for answers at nickelback, and it might be time to give the San Diego State product his first shot in the big leagues. According to PFF, he led all corners with 0.46 yards per coverage snap allowed and a 38.3 passer rating when covering the slot. He also has decent size at 6-foot-0 and 185 pounds, and he has some versatility to line up on the boundary if needed.
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