Las Vegas added depth to position in draft

There will be a lot of change on the Las Vegas Raiders’ defense in the 2025 season and that includes at the defensive tackle position.

And it seems like fans are satisfied with the changes at that position. We recently asked our readers for their thoughts about the Raiders’ moves at defensive tackle.

In a poll with more than 400 votes cast, 81 percent of the voters are happy with the way the defensive-tackle position is set up while 19 percent aren’t impressed.

The Raiders paid some attention to their defensive tackle...

The Raiders recently signed young tight end

The Las Vegas Raiders signed tight end Qadir Ismail as a free agent recently.

Let’s take a closer look at Ismail:

Size:

6-7, 250 pounds.

NFL experience:

Ismail signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2024. After being cut in August, he was signed to the practice squad. The Ravens did not re-sign him this offseason.

College:

He went to Villanova in 2018 as a quarterback, but then was converted to wide receiver. he transferred to Samford for the 2022-23 seasons.

Raiders’ family connection:
Ismail’s uncle is Raghib “Rocket”...

Las Vegas is among league lowest spenders up front on offense

In the NFL, of course, there is not always a direct correlation between money spent and success.

The Las Vegas Raiders certainly hope that’s the case when it comes the success of the offensive line in 2025. According to a recent tweet by NFL analyst Warren Sharp, the Raiders are spending $32.6 million in their offensive line this season (it could change here and there) and that’s the fifth lowest amount teams are dedicating to the un it in the league this season. Here is the full list supplied...

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Las Vegas’ depth, pecking order in backfield shakes up, and will shape up this offseason

By taking electrifying Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty sixth overall in the 2025 NFL Draft, there’s no question who the lead of the pack is in the Las Vegas Raiders running back room.

An attitude adjustment-type runner, the Silver & Black have shaken up what was a questionable collection of tailbacks by adding Jeanty to to the mix. Las Vegas’ depth and pecking order received an emphatic boost with one move. Sure, there are detractors who point to the devalued running back position yelling...

Breaking down the third-round pick’s game

Las Vegas Raiders general manager John Spytek was playing the long game in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft by using the 99th overall selection on William & Mary offensive tackle Charles Grant.

Granted dominated his competition last season, earning a 91.2 overall grade from Pro Football Focus, which led all FCS offensive tackles. He posted a mark of 90.4 as a run blocker (second-highest) and 88.1 in pass protection (seventh-best), while surrendering just nine pressures (two sacks) in 12 games.

However, the William & Mary product will be making a steep...

Many fans want to see Las Vegas continue to add to the roster

It is a new season and the beginning of another new era for the Las Vegas Raiders.

The new regime, led by general manager John Spytek and head coach Pete Carroll, has been working to improve the roster for both the upcoming season and for the future.

We recently looked at how the roster stacks up after the draft last month, in which the Raiders did a lot of work, selecting 11 draft picks (the most by the franchise in 18 years) We asked our community do...

Raiders add defensive tackle depth piece

The Las Vegas Raiders have signed veteran defensive tackle Leki Fotu as a free agent this offseason.

Let’s take a closer look at Fotu:

Size:

6-5, 335 pounds.

NFL experience:

Fotu has played in the NFL for five seasons. He was a fourth-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals in 2020. He signed a one=-year contract with the New York Jets in 2024. Fotu has played in 58 NFL games with 22 starts. He played just two games with the Jets because he was put on the injured reserve two different times.

College:

He went...

Organization has one of the best winning percentages in NFL in overtime

We all know the Raiders haven’t been great at a lot of things lately, but apparently they have, over the years, maintained a strong ability to deliver in a very clutch way.

Overtime.

In recent information supplied from Pickinem (via a tweet from Dov Kleiman), the Raiders have the fourth best all-time overtime winning percentage in NFL history at 56 percent. Here is the full leader list:

Overtime in a crap shoot, so have a 56 percentage history of winning in the extra period is a pretty good...

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Las Vegas adds well-respected scout who had been in Philadelphia since 2002

The Las Vegas Raiders announced they’re hiring Anthony Patch as a senior personnel executive on Monday. Patch was previously the Philadelphia Eagles’ longest-tenured scouting staff member, per Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer, and most recently served as the Eagles’ director of college scouting.

While plenty of scouts and front office members will be on the move in the coming days, and some already have landed new jobs, this addition is significant for the Raiders. Patch projects to be a major boost to the scouting department as he...

Thayer Munford Jr., Dalton Wager and others need strong showing as Las Vegas adds two talented prospects in back-to-back picks

Do you remember the PeopleMover ride at Disneyland?

I’m likely aging myself with that one, but that was a transport attraction in Tomorrowland at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. It was in operation from 1967 to 1995 and was used as an inter-park public transport that rode on tracks above the theme park, moving park goers from one place to another.

What does this have to do with the Las Vegas Raiders you ask?

General manager John Spytek and head...