We are a day away from the final roster cutdown. Currently, the Raiders sit at 75 players, which means they must make 22 cuts in order to get down to the mandatory 53 players by tomorrow.
I’ll admit, this was a tough one. This year was probably the toughest 53-man roster projection I’ve had to do make. There are just so many variables, and I wouldn’t be surprised at all if we see several players who are on the initial 53-man roster not on the roster come the regular season.
That being said, here is my final attempt at predicting who will be on the 53-man roster after those cuts are made.
Quarterbacks (2)
IN: Derek Carr, Jarrett Stidham
OUT: Chase Garbers
Running backs (6)
IN: Josh Jacobs, Jakob Johnson (FB), Brandon Bolden, Ameer Abdullah, Zamir White, Brittain Brown
OUT: Austin Walter
Wide receivers (6)
IN: Davante Adams, Hunter Renfrow, Mack Hollins, Tyron Johnson, Keelan Cole, DJ Turner
OUT: Isaiah Zuber, Dillon Stoner
Tight ends (4)
IN: Darren Waller, Foster Moreau, Jesper Horsted, Jacob Hollister
OUT: Cole Fotherhingham
Offensive linemen (7)
IN: Kolton Miller, John Simpson, Dylan Parham, Andre James, Lester Cotton Sr, Jermaine Eluemunor, Thayer Munford
OUT: Alex Leatherwood, Hroniss Grasu, Jordan Meredith, Jackson Barton, Alex Bars, Bamidele Olaseni
Defensive linemen (11)
IN: Maxx Crosby, Chandler Jones, Johnathan Hankins, Bilal Nichols, Malcolm Koonce, Tashawn Bower, Kyle Peko, Andrew Billings, Neil Farrell Jr, Mathew Butler, Kendal Vickers
OUT: Clelin Ferrell, Zach VanValkenburg, Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa
Linebackers (5)
IN: Denzel Perryman, Jayon Brown, Divine Deablo, Darien Butler, Luke Masterson
OUT: Curtis Bolton
Defensive backs (9)
IN: Rock Ya-Sin, Nate Hobbs, Trayvon Mullen, Tre’Von Moehrig, Johnathan Abram, Anthony Averett, Darius Phillips, Duron Harmon, Roderic Teamer
OUT: Sam Webb, Amik Robertson, Bryce Cosby, Isaiah Brown, Qwynnterrio Cole, Isaiah Pola-Mao, Matthias Farley
Specialists (3)
IN: P AJ Cole, K Daniel Carlson, LS Trent Sieg
