Las Vegas Raiders 2025 Rookies Standing for 2026
The Las Vegas Raiders saw around league average production from their rookie class last season, largely because of a struggle to see the field, or the team deciding to play aging veterans over them. 2025 saw Las Vegas select 11 rookies, and most took snaps for Las Vegas last season. With a roster seeing a large amount of turnover due to new coaches, the opportunities for some “sophomores” to take a jump & see more playtime is very likely. RB Ashton Jeanty : Starting RB 2025: 17 Games (770 snaps) | 266 attempts, 975 yards (3.7 ypc), 5 TD, 55 rec, 346 yards, 5 TD, 81 forced missed tackles Jeanty, who turns 23 in December, is the Raiders clear cut starting runningback. While his production doesn’t pop off the charts, largely due to a very poor YPC he did add 10 total touchdowns, ranked 2nd among all runningbacks in forced missed tackles, 5th in breakaway rate, 6th in elusiveness, and 1st in yards after contact/attempt at 3.06 yards. The Raiders OL ranked 32nd in run blocking among basically every single metric, and almost broke the NFL record for YPC before contact at 0.17 (record is 0.14). As a team they ranked 22nd in rushing EPA, largely in part to Jeanty alone, and not the OL or schematics. Jeanty will see an improved OL in 2026, who added Tyler Linderbaum and is likely getting Jackson Powers-Johnson & Kolton Miller back from season ending injuries. Jeanty will have a rotation with 4th rounder Mike Washington, but he’s still the clear cut starter. WR Jack Bech: Starting WR 2025: 16 games (344 snaps) | 20 rec, 224 yards, 3.5 YAC/reception, 55.6% contested catch (5/9), 4.8% drop rate Bech saw his production go up and down across the season, he logged a 23 yar reception in week one vs the Patriots in 4 snaps. Bech played nearly 60% of his snaps from week 13-18 after the team traded Jakobi Meyers , but he also saw snaps and targets taken away for Tyler Lockett . Bech finished his season with 6 receptions for 50 yards in week 14, 17 yards in week 15, and 43 yards in week 16. Bech did flash his route running, he ranked highly in separation for rookies (5th in the NFL), and Bech also had numerous moments where he was able to find space, and was either missed, not targeted, or Geno Smith was sacked. Bech is likely starting opposite of Tre Tucker , with Jalen Nailor in the slot. Bech works well in the 0-14 range, though he does have downfield speed ability. Bech has a good frame at 6’2/215, wins contested catches, and he’s a YAC specialist. He’s just 23, the room for development is still very high and Bech should see a decent volume of targets in 2026, but he’ll need to produce with those. CB Darien Porter: Competition for Starting CB 2025: 17 games (607 snaps) | 42 tackles, 6 PBU, 16% missed tackle rate, 61% reception rate (19/31), 256 yards, 87.6 QBR allowed The Raiders didnt’ see Porter take a snap in week 1 or two, and he was largely a rotational player till week 14 when a torn ACL by Kyu Blu Kelly positioned Porter as the starter. Porter has the size and athleticism to be a high end starting CB in the NFL. He’s a little awkward at times, just given his size and lack of experience at CB. He’s 25 years old, posted a 9.99 RAS, and stands 6’4/200. Porter desperately will need to clean up his run defense, where he was a liability at times, getting out of position, taking poor angles, or having poor form. In coverage, Porter flashed his traits, with good zone instincts, he broke on the ball well, showed an ability to snap off coverages, played physical, and his lower body was extremely fluid. Porter is raw, even at 25 years old, but the Raiders are likely to roll into the season with Porter as the starter, or a high end 3rd corner if Jermod McCoy takes the starting spot opposite of Eric Stokes . Porter showed to be a consistent cornerback, he wasn’t targeted often, and also ranked top 5 among rookie DBs in EPA/target & separation allowed. IOL Caleb Rogers : Competition for Starting G 2025: 6 games (284 snaps) | 179 PBLK snaps, 3 [... truncated ...]
