While the Las Vegas Raiders were aggressive in the first wave of free agency, they're still a unfinished product.
Top moves made this offseason included signing center Tyler Linderbaum and linebackers Nakobe Dean and Quay Walker, who were college teammates at Georgia. The Silver and Black also completed their due diligence on players in house, re-signing cornerback Eric Stokes, edge rusher Malcolm Koonce and defensive tackle Thomas Booker IV.
However according to Pro Football Focus, improving in the trenches remains the Raiders' biggest need with the 2026 Draft a month away. And while the Raiders re-signed Stokes and traded for Taron Johnson, the secondary could use more depth as well.
"The Raiders spent a ton of money to improve their defense in free agency. Their defensive interior now appears to be their weakest unit on that side of the ball," PFF analyst Dalton Wasserman wrote.
"They don't currently employ any defensive tackle who earned at least a 55.0 PFF overall grade this past season. Cornerback should also be an area of focus, although they did retain Eric Stokes and add veteran Taron Johnson. If protecting presumed quarterback Fernando Mendoza is the goal, then the Raiders should continue to improve their offensive line. Left guard and right tackle are occupied, for now, by Jordan Meredith and DJ Glaze, respectively. Both of those players earned PFF overall grades in the low 60s in 2025, so competition could still be brought in."
As 2026 pro days take place, view photos of current Raiders participating in their college pro days.
TE Brock Bowers
Georgia (2024)
LB Nakobe Dean
Georgia (2022)
WR Phillip Dorsett
Miami (2015)
DT Tonka Hemingway
South Carolina (2025)
WR Shedrick Jackson
Auburn (2023)
RB Ashton Jeanty
Boise State (2025)
DT Treven Ma'ae
Baylor (2025)
TE Michael Mayer
Notre Dame (2023)
T Kolton Miller
UCLA (2018)
DT JJ Pegues
Mississippi (2025)
S Isaiah Pola-Mao
USC (2022)
G/C Jackson Powers-Johnson
Oregon (2024)
G Caleb Rogers
Texas Tech (2025)
CB Eric Stokes
Georgia (2021)
T Dalton Wagner
Arkansas (2023)
LB Quay Walker
Georgia (2022)
