Division
AFC West
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
6.0p10 3.0 — p90 8.0
| Round | Prob | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Win division | 2.6% | |
| Make playoffs | 5.3% | |
| Divisional rd. | 1.3% | |
| Conf. champ. | 0.4% | |
| Super Bowl | 0.0% | |
| Win SB | 0.0% |
2026 Schedule · SOS
proj 5.9–11.1·rank 15 / 32
SOS Net
+0.13
Opp Off
-0.43
Opp Def
-0.56
| Wk | Opp | Opp | Proj | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsMIA | -2.4 | -0.9 | 47% |
| 2 | @LAC | +0.2 | -7.6 | 29% |
| 3 | @NO | -3.3 | -4.0 | 38% |
| 4 | vsKC | +1.4 | -4.7 | 36% |
| 5 | @NE | +2.5 | -9.8 | 23% |
| 6 | vsBUF | +2.5 | -5.8 | 33% |
| 7 | vsLAR | +6.3 | -9.6 | 24% |
| 8 | @NYJ | -6.9 | -0.5 | 49% |
| 9 | @SF | +0.7 | -8.0 | 28% |
| 10 | vsSEA | +7.4 | -10.7 | 21% |
| 11 | @DEN | +1.4 | -8.7 | 26% |
| 12 | @CLE | -3.6 | -3.7 | 39% |
| 14 | vsLAC | +0.2 | -3.6 | 40% |
| 15 | vsDEN | +1.4 | -4.7 | 36% |
| 16 | vsTEN | -4.8 | +1.5 | 54% |
| 17 | @ARI | -2.0 | -5.3 | 35% |
| 18 | @KC | +1.4 | -8.7 | 26% |
Quarterbacks · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Kirk Cousins | 6'3" | 205 | 37 | Michigan State |
| QB | 2nd | Fernando Mendoza | 6'5" | 225 | 22 | Indiana |
| QB | 3rd | Aidan O'Connell | 6'3" | 206 | 27 | Purdue |
| QB | — | Jacob Clark | 6'5" | 220 | 25 | Missouri State; Minnesota |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 1st | Connor Heyward | 6'0" | 230 | 27 | Michigan State |
| RB | 1st | Ashton Jeanty | 5'8" | 208 | 22 | Boise State |
| RB | 3rd | Dylan Laube | 5'9" | 204 | 26 | New Hampshire |
| RB | 4th | Chris Collier | 5'10" | 203 | 26 | Lock Haven |
| RB | 5th | Roman Hemby | 6'0" | 208 | 23 | Indiana |
| RB | — | Mike Washington Jr. | 6'2" | 228 | 22 | Arkansas; New Mexico State; Buffalo |
Wide Receivers · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Tre Tucker | 5'8" | 182 | 25 | Cincinnati |
| WR | 2nd | Jalen Nailor | 5'11" | 190 | 27 | Michigan State |
| WR | 3rd | Jack Bech | 6'1" | 214 | 23 | TCU |
| WR | 4th | Dont'e Thornton | 6'5" | 205 | 23 | Tennessee |
| WR | 5th | Malik Benson | 6'1" | 195 | 23 | Oregon |
| WR | 6th | Dareke Young | 6'2" | 224 | 26 | Lenoir-Rhyne |
| WR | 7th | Shedrick Jackson | 6'1" | 198 | 26 | Auburn |
| WR | 8th | Phillip Dorsett | 5'10" | 185 | 33 | Miami |
| WR | 9th | Chase Roberts | 6'4" | 210 | 25 | BYU |
| WR | — | Corey Rucker | 6'0" | 213 | 23 | Arkansas State |
| WR | — | E.J. Williams Jr. | 6'3" | 205 | 24 | Indiana |
| WR | — | Jonathan Brady | 5'10" | 183 | 22 | Indiana; California; New Mexico State |
Tight Ends · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Brock Bowers | 6'4" | 235 | 23 | Georgia |
| TE | 2nd | Michael Mayer | 6'4" | 256 | 24 | Notre Dame |
| TE | 3rd | Ian Thomas | 6'3" | 253 | 29 | Indiana |
| TE | 4th | Carter Runyon | 6'4" | 243 | 24 | Towson; Shenandoah University |
| TE | 5th | Albert Okwuegbunam | 6'5" | 258 | 28 | Missouri |
| TE | — | Patrick Gurd | 6'4" | 250 | — | Cincinnati; Ohio State |
Offensive Line · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Atonio Mafi | 6'3" | 329 | 25 | UCLA |
| OL | — | Caleb Rogers | 6'4" | 312 | 24 | Texas Tech |
| OL | — | Charles Grant | 6'4" | 304 | 24 | William & Mary |
| OL | — | DJ Glaze | 6'4" | 331 | 23 | Maryland |
| OL | — | Dalton Wagner | 6'8" | 318 | 27 | Arkansas |
| OL | — | Isaiah Jatta | 6'6" | 315 | 22 | BYU; Colorado |
| OL | — | Jackson Powers-Johnson | 6'3" | 325 | 23 | Oregon |
| OL | — | Jordan Meredith | 6'2" | 300 | 28 | Western Kentucky |
| OL | — | Justin Pickett | 6'7" | 317 | 23 | Duke |
| OL | — | Kamar Missouri | 6'5" | 310 | 24 | Texas-San Antonio; Rutgers |
| OL | — | Kolton Miller | 6'8" | 325 | 30 | UCLA |
| OL | — | Niklas Henning | 6'6" | 287 | — | Queens University (Canada) |
| OL | — | Spencer Burford | 6'4" | 300 | 25 | Texas-San Antonio |
| OL | — | Trey Zuhn III | 6'7" | 320 | 23 | Texas A&M |
| OL | — | Tyler Linderbaum | 6'2" | 305 | 26 | Iowa |
| OL | — | Will Putnam | 6'4" | 301 | 25 | Clemson |
Interior D-Line · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NT | 1st | Adam Butler | 6'4" | 301 | 32 | Vanderbilt |
| RDE | 1st | Jonah Laulu | 6'5" | 289 | 25 | Oklahoma |
| LDE | 2nd | Brandon Cleveland | 6'4" | 315 | 21 | NC State |
| NT | 2nd | Benito Jones | 6'1" | 335 | 28 | Mississippi |
| RDE | 2nd | Tonka Hemingway | 6'2" | 284 | 24 | South Carolina |
| NT | 3rd | JJ Pegues | 6'2" | 325 | 24 | Ole Miss |
| DL | — | Cian Slone | 6'3" | 239 | 23 | N.C. State; Utah State |
| DL | — | Gary Smith III | 6'1" | 319 | 24 | UCLA; Duke |
| DL | — | Laki Tasi | 6'6" | 373 | 22 | |
| DL | — | Treven Ma'ae | 6'3" | 291 | 25 | Baylor; Oregon |
Edge Rushers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 1st | Thomas Booker | 6'3" | 301 | 26 | Stanford |
| SLB | 1st | Malcolm Koonce | 6'3" | 243 | 27 | Buffalo |
| WLB | 1st | Maxx Crosby | 6'5" | 255 | 28 | Eastern Michigan |
| SLB | 2nd | Jahfari Harvey | 6'2" | 255 | 25 | SMU; Miami |
| WLB | 2nd | Kwity Paye | 6'3" | 265 | 27 | Michigan |
| WLB | 3rd | Keyron Crawford | 6'4" | 245 | 22 | Auburn |
| WLB | 4th | Brennan Jackson | 6'4" | 263 | 25 | Washington State |
Linebackers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LILB | 1st | Nakobe Dean | 5'11" | 231 | 25 | Georgia |
| RILB | 1st | Quay Walker | 6'4" | 241 | 26 | Georgia |
| LILB | 2nd | Segun Olubi | 6'1" | 233 | 26 | San Diego State |
| RILB | 2nd | Tommy Eichenberg | 6'2" | 234 | 25 | Ohio State |
| LILB | 3rd | Cameron McGrone | 6'1" | 236 | 25 | Michigan |
| RILB | 3rd | Cody Lindenberg | 6'2" | 236 | 24 | Minnesota |
| LB | — | Chris Thomas | 6'3" | 230 | 23 | Maine |
| LB | — | Xavian Sorey Jr. | 6'2" | 228 | 24 | Arkansas; Georgia |
Defensive Backs · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FS | 1st | Isaiah Pola-Mao | 6'3" | 204 | 26 | USC |
| LCB | 1st | Eric Stokes | 6'1" | 193 | 27 | Georgia |
| NB | 1st | Taron Johnson | 5'11" | 192 | 29 | Weber State |
| RCB | 1st | Darien Porter | 6'2" | 195 | 25 | Iowa State |
| SS | 1st | Jeremy Chinn | 6'3" | 220 | 28 | Southern Illinois |
| FS | 2nd | Tristin McCollum | 6'3" | 195 | 27 | Sam Houston State |
| LCB | 2nd | Chigozie Anusiem | 6'1" | 200 | 25 | Colorado State; California |
| NB | 2nd | Treydan Stukes | 6'2" | 192 | 24 | Arizona |
| RCB | 2nd | Jermod McCoy | 6'0" | 193 | 20 | Tennessee |
| SS | 2nd | Dalton Johnson | 5'11" | 198 | 23 | Arizona |
| LCB | 3rd | Hezekiah Masses | 6'1" | 185 | 21 | California |
| NB | 3rd | Greedy Vance | 5'9" | 177 | 24 | USC |
| RCB | 3rd | Decamerion Richardson | 6'2" | 192 | 25 | Mississippi State |
| DB | — | Caleb Offord | 6'2" | 198 | 24 | Kennesaw State; Alabama State |
| DB | — | Devin Lafayette | 6'2" | 210 | — | Troy; Northern Illinois |
| DB | — | Devyn Perkins | 5'10" | 195 | — | Dixie College (UT) |
| DB | — | Tanner Wall | 6'1" | 205 | 26 | BYU |
Special Teams · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1st | A.J. Cole | 6'4" | 220 | 30 | North Carolina State |
| KR | 1st | Dylan Laube | 5'9" | 204 | 26 | New Hampshire |
| P | 1st | A.J. Cole | 6'4" | 220 | 30 | North Carolina State |
| PK | 1st | Matt Gay | 6'0" | 232 | 32 | Utah |
| PR | 1st | Tre Tucker | 5'8" | 182 | 25 | Cincinnati |
| KR | 2nd | Dareke Young | 6'2" | 224 | 26 | Lenoir-Rhyne |
| PK | 2nd | Kansei Matsuzawa | 6'2" | 200 | 27 | Hawaii |
| KR | 3rd | Tre Tucker | 5'8" | 182 | 25 | Cincinnati |
| LS | — | Alex Ward | 6'4" | 240 | 27 | UCF |
| LS | — | Tyler Duzansky | 6'4" | 225 | — | Penn State |
Team Profile
2025 · pct vs league
| Pass Off | -0.19 | #29 | 10% |
| Rush Off | -0.26 | #32 | 0% |
| Pass Def | 0.08 | #22 | 32% |
| Rush Def | -0.04 | #13 | 61% |
| Scoring Off | 241 | #32 | 0% |
| Scoring Def | 432 | #25 | 23% |
EPA Trend
EPA/play by season · adj
NetOffDefDef: lower = better
Performance · 2025
3-14 · -191 pt diff
| Metric | Off | Def | Rk |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA / play (adj) | -0.141 | +0.027 | 32 |
| EPA / play (raw) | -0.155 | +0.025 | 31/16 |
| Pass EPA | -0.187 | +0.077 | 29/22 |
| Rush EPA | -0.261 | -0.036 | 32/13 |
| Points | 241 | 432 | — |
Lower def EPA = better. Ranks: 1 best, 32 worst.
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
14.2
32nd in NFL
PPG Against
25.4
25th in NFL
Differential
-11.2
30th in NFL
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LSeason Results
3-14 · 7-10 ATS
WinLossCoveredmargin per game
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 2-7 | 16.6 | 23.6 |
| Away | 1-7 | 11.5 | 27.5 |
| Competition | |||
| One-score (≤8) | 2-5 | 18.9 | 19.6 |
| vs Winning teams | 1-8 | 15.7 | 23 |
| Environment | |||
| Indoors | 2-10 | 15.8 | 25.5 |
| Outdoors | 1-4 | 10.2 | 25.2 |
| Grass | 2-11 | 13.8 | 25 |
| Turf | 1-3 | 15.2 | 26.8 |
| Cold (<40°F) | 0-1 | 0 | 31 |
Recent Form · last 5
1-4 SU · 3-2 ATS · O3/U2
Betting Profile
2025
| Straight up | 3-14 |
| ATS | 7-1041% |
| Over / Under | 8-9 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 6-8 |
| As underdog | 1-2 |
| Home | 4-5 |
| Away | 3-5 |
vs closing line · splits show cover-no cover
Cap & Roster Construction
APY $210M· gtd $325M
OFF $57.7M (27%)DEF $147M (70%)ST $5.5M
| Group | Players | APY | % Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 2 | $12.4M | 6% |
| RB | 3 | $11.0M | 5% |
| WR | 8 | $21.4M | 10% |
| TE | 6 | $12.9M | 6% |
| DL | 5 | $10.5M | 5% |
| EDGE | 6 | $68.2M | 32% |
| LB | 6 | $30.0M | 14% |
| DB | 9 | $38.1M | 18% |
| ST | 2 | $5.5M | 3% |
Top Contracts
| Player | Yrs | Total | Gtd | APY | Cap% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxx CrosbyDE | 3 | $107M | $62.5M | $35.5M | 12.7% |
| Kwity PayeDE | 3 | $48.0M | $25.7M | $16.0M | 5.3% |
| Quay WalkerLB | 3 | $40.5M | $28.0M | $13.5M | 4.5% |
| Nakobe DeanLB | 3 | $36.0M | $20.0M | $12.0M | 4.0% |
| Jalen NailorWR | 3 | $35.0M | $18.0M | $11.7M | 3.9% |
| Kirk CousinsQB | 1 | $11.3M | $11.3M | $11.3M | 3.8% |
Pending Free Agents
| Player | Free | APY |
|---|---|---|
| Kirk CousinsQB | 2027 | $11.3M |
| Malcolm KoonceDE | 2027 | $11.0M |
| Taron JohnsonCB | 2027 | $10.3M |
| Jeremy ChinnS | 2027 | $8.1M |
| Isaiah Pola-MaoS | 2027 | $3.7M |
| Thomas BookerDE | 2027 | $3.7M |
| Michael MayerTE | 2027 | $2.3M |
| Dareke YoungWR | 2027 | $1.8M |
Roster Profile
avg age 25.8
R1 7Day2 11Day3 29UDFA 16
Homegrown 1 (2%)Acquired 62
Avg experience3.3 yrs
Rookies / Vets (8+ yr)11 / 5
| Group | Players | Avg Age |
|---|---|---|
| QB | 3 | 28.7 |
| RB | 5 | 24.8 |
| WR | 10 | 25.7 |
| TE | 5 | 25.6 |
| DL | 6 | 25.7 |
| EDGE | 7 | 25.7 |
| LB | 6 | 25.2 |
| DB | 13 | 24.9 |
| ST | 8 | 27.6 |
Injury Report · 8
last report week 18
| Pos | Player | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OL | Kolton Miller | IR· Ankle |
| DE | Maxx Crosby | IR· Knee |
| DT | Benito Jones | IR· Back |
| S | Jeremy Chinn | IR· Back |
| OL | Jackson Powers-Johnson | IR· Ankle |
| DE | Brennan Jackson | IR· Foot |
| TE | Brock Bowers | IR· Toe |
| OL | Jordan Meredith | IR· Ankle |
LV News
15 items
- How has Fernando Mendoza looked during Las Vegas Raiders’ OTAs?Offensive coordinator Andrew Janocko talks about the rookie’s early progress in practice.
- Raiders’ fans not supportive of Taron Johnson missing OTAsVeteran cornerback is looking for a new contract
- Raiders schedule 2026: 5 critical gamesNavigating through Las Vegas’ scheduleLV11h
- Raiders C Tyler Linderbaum Can Mendoza wants to be greatLas Vegas Raiders center Tyler Linderbaum sees Fernando Mendoza will to be great during OTAs
- How Klint Kubiak can maximize fullback Connor Heyward for Las Vegas RaidersHead coach and offensive play caller Klint Kubiak the type to get most out of converted tight end in Las Vegas as a blocker, receiver
- Raiders TE Brock Bowers enjoys his new nicknameLas Vegas Raiders TE Brock Bowers got a cool nickname and he finds it pretty funny himself
- Kirk Cousins, Fernando Mendoza make Raiders better at most important spotIt’s a given that the keys to the Raiders’ offense will eventually be handed to Fernando Mendoza, the top pick in the 2026 NFL Draft and the Heisman Trophy winner...LV1d
- Eric Stokes embracing leader, veteran role for Raiders cornerbacksAs one of the elder statesmen in Las Vegas’ defensive backs room, veteran enters the 2026 season as the team’s CB1 off solid 2025
- Mailbag: Will Kirk Cousins be good enough to quiet calls for Fernando Mendoza to start for Las Vegas Raiders?Returning Raider Nation’s question for the weekLV2d
- Tom Brady increasing involvement and presence with Las Vegas Raiders during OTAsPlayers and coaches spoke about how the minority owner has been a resource during OTAs.LV2d
- How do Ashton Jeanty, Mike Washington Jr. complement each other in Las Vegas Raiders’ backfield?How the Raiders’ two backs can play off of each other.
- Raiders OTAs: Tre Tucker is ready to show he’s more than a deep threatRaiders wide Receiver is ready to show off his versality
- Raiders' Brock Bowers: Feel 100% after knee troubles in 2025Raiders tight end Brock Bowers said he feels "100%" healthy entering Year 3 after he had battled a knee injury for the majority of last season.
- Second-year NFL players poised for massive breakout: Giants' Abdul Carter, Raiders' Ashton Jeanty readyThese Year 2 players are in position to rise in 2026LV4d
- Raiders to put 'a lot' of pressure on Ashton Jeanty in Year 2If Klint Kubiak's offense is going to function properly, it will need more out of the star running back.