This early into the new regime, you have to give the Las Vegas Raiders coaching staff this: They come up with some noteworthy and downright hilarious descriptions of their players.

First it was head coach and chief offensive play caller Klint Kubiak dubbing elite tight end Brock Bowers a “football robot from heaven”. It was a description that not only the third-year Georgia product enjoyed, but his fellow Raiders found hilarious, too.

Then came defensive coordinator Rob Leonard talking up linebacker Quay Walker.

“I mean, I see Quay, he’s an Avatar out there,” Leonard began, “He’s a guy that looks...

We’re at the beginning of the Las Vegas Raiders’ summer break before training camp, so we don’t have as many questions to dive into for this week’s mailbag. But we do have a handful of people who are curious about the Raiders’ roster, so let’s get to it!

Q: Are the Raiders going to get a true No. 1 receiver before training camp or stick with what they have?

A: It wouldn’t surprise me if John Spytek signed (or at least explored) adding a wide receiver over the next few weeks, but I lean toward Spytek and Co. sticking with...

The Las Vegas Raiders don’t have a “No. 1 wide receiver” on their roster right now, and likely won’t find one until next offseason. One potential option could be trading with the Minnesota Vikings for Justin Jefferson, who CBS Sports’ Garrett Podell thinks will ask for a trade by the 2028 offseason due to the Vikings’ unstable quarterback situation.

Likely landing spot: Las Vegas Raiders

It’s hard to project how the NFL landscape will look years down the road, but the Raiders make plenty of sense for a multitude of reasons. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the first overall...

The operation between the long snapper, holder, and place kicker is often overlooked, but supremely vital.

Harken back to the 2012 rendition of the Oakland Raiders, where the loss of efficient and steady long snapper Jon Condo resulted in linebacker Travis Goethel being thrust into the role.

The result was a nightmare.

Two of Goethel’s snaps rolled to punter Shane Lechler. And on a third snap, which was a decent one, Lechler’s boot was blocked as the special teams face plant contributed to the Raiders’ 22-14 Week 1 loss to the San Diego Chargers.

“He’s worked on snapping the...

The 2021 draft turned into being one of the Raiders best classes in recent years, adding 5 proven starters across their 7 selections. That said, the Raiders did have a whiff in the first round, and arguably one of the worst whiffs in the 2020s, if not the worst. Las Vegas also failed to retain most of their young talent from the class, with only one player remaining on the roster to this day.

A fun idea I had was a re-draft, but not any re-draft that just picks the best player, I wanted to re-draft the Raiders for 2020...

The 2019 draft, a draft that was bound to be pivotal for the Raiders, holding three first round picks and four inside the top 40 of the class in general. The class featured a strong lack of talent that would help the Raiders, being carried heavily by Maxx Crosby, and honestly Hunter Renfrow as well.

A fun idea I had was a re-draft, but not any re-draft that just picks the best player, I wanted to re-draft the Raiders for 2019 but use the same positions at each selection. For example at 4th overall, while I would desperately want to...

I’ve often said how much I love Raiders’ history and delving in the rich history of the storied franchise is a favorite topic of mine for Tuesday Community Questions.

This week it was simple. I asked folks to say something about the great Ken Stabler.

Snake was my favorite player. And it seems like I’m not alone.

Here are some of your responses:

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Several Las Vegas Raiders rookies are expected to playa lot and several may start a lot of gmes.

We recently asked our community members which rookie do they think will start the most games in 2026. The choices were No. 1 overall pick, quarterback Fernando Mendoza, second-round pick, defensive back Treydan Stukes, third-round pick, offensive lineman Trey Zuhn, fourth-round pick, Jermod McCoy and fifth-round pick Zeke Masses.

Other rookies such as third-round pick, pass rusher Keyron Crawford, fourth-round pick, running back Mike Washington and sixth-round pick, wide receiver Malik Benson all have a chance to play a lot but more...

There is little doubt Brock Bowers is already an elite NFL tight end as he enters his third season, there is plenty to reason to believe the 2024 first-round pick is capable of ascending to the very top of the league, at a talent-packed position, soon.

NFL Researcher recently posted on X this the receiving yards leaders among tight ends in the past five seasons. Here’s the list:

Bowers has 1,874 yards in two seasons while playing in 29 games. If he can stay healthy over the next three seasons, he could get in the 5,000-yard range.

The player his...

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Legitimacy behind the Raiders trying to trade Maxx Crosby?

• I don’t believe the rumors that the Raiders are trying to trade Crosby at the current moment, but I don’t think they are fully off the train of trading Crosby. Crosby is entering the 2nd year of his 5 year contract where hell make 30...

The Las Vegas Raiders’ roster leaves a lot to be desired at wide receiver heading into the 2026 season. It’s arguably the worst position group in the entire NFL and thus, ranks at the bottom of the AFC West. That begs the question: do the Raiders have a top-10 wideout compared to the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, and Los Angeles Chargers?

All stats referenced below are from the regular season unless otherwise noted.

1. Jaylen Waddle, Broncos

2025 Stats: 64 catches, 910 yards, 6 TDs (16 games)

After getting traded from the Miami Dolphins about a month before...