Silver And Black Pride
All the polls are complete as we finally have a full squad for the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders 2000s All-Quarter Century Team. Over the past month, you’ve been casting your votes, and the Silver and Black Pride Community has spoken!
Below is a look at the full team/the winners of each poll, and the accomplishments that helped every player earn their bid.
Gannon won convincingly over Derek Carr, earning 76 percent of the vote.
Raiders Stats: 62.6% completion percentage, 17,585 passing yards, 114 passing TDs, 50 INTs, 1,258 rushing yards, 11 rushing touchdowns (6 seasons, 74 games)
Accolades: MVP (2002), 2x First-Team All-Pro (2000, 2002), 4x Pro Bowl (1999-2002)
In a way, Gannon embodied what it means to be a Raider. He was castaway by three other teams before joining the Silver and Black, and was on his last legs in the NFL when he headed to Oakland. Despite that, Gannon became the franchise’s most decorated quarterback of the last 25 years with the accolades mentioned above, and he led the organization to its most recent Super Bowl appearance. Granted, one of the Pro Bowl campaigns came outside of the 2000s, but the former MVP’s resume is pretty strong even without that All-Star appearance.
Jacobs also received 76 percent of the votes, but even more impressively, he did it against two contenders: Tyrone Wheatley (15%) and Darren McFadden (9%).
Raiders Stats: 5,545 rushing yards (4.2 ypc), 46 rushing TDs, 197 catches, 1,448 receiving yards, 0 receiving TDs (5 seasons, 73 games)
Accolades: 2x Pro Bowl (2020, 2022), First-Team All-Pro (2022), NFL Leading Rusher (2022)
Gruden and then-general manager Mike Mayock became known for completely whiffing on first-round picks during their tenure in Oakland and Las Vegas, but Jacobs wasn’t one of them. The 2019 No. 24 overall pick hit the ground running with a 1,150-yard campaign as a rookie, finishing second to Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray in the Offensive Rookie of the Year voting. Jacobs managed to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in three out of five seasons with the Silver and Black, including a 1,653-yard performance in 2022 that is the second-best single-season performance by a running back in franchise history. He also helped the team earn a playoff spot in 2021 and left as the organization’s third-leading rusher of all time.
Fullback was a little closer as Reece won at 61 percent, while Zack Crockett (36%) was in second and Alec Ingold (3%) came in third.
Raiders Stats: 2,859 total yards from scrimmage, 15 total touchdowns, 134 first downs (8 seasons, 96 games)
Accolades: 3x Pro Bowl (2012-2014), Second-Team All-Pro (2013)
As a converted college wide receiver, it makes sense why Reece had more than double the amount of receiving yards (2,088) as rushing yards (844) during his tenure with the Silver and Black. In a way, he helped change the...
