2 Areas of Concern for the Raiders’ Future

This is an area on their roster that needs help now and will definitely need it in the future. They signed Jalen Nailor this offseason and are banking on his upside, but I'd hesitate to call him a bona fide star. Tre Tucker is their most established receiver at this point, and his biggest strength is his reliability.

Their strongest receiving option is Brock Bowers , but this isn't why their tight end room needs help. They have intriguing young prospects like Jach Bech, Dont'e Thornton Jr., and Malik Benson, but it's impossible to gauge how much of their potential will be actualized.

Honestly, the Raiders can head into next season with their current receiver corps and feel good about it. This isn't the year they want to push their chips to the middle of the table, so that superstar wide receiver doesn't need to be on the roster yet.

Klint Kubiak worked very closely with Jaxon Smith-Njigba last season, so I expect the Raiders to either draft or trade for a wide receiver of his caliber in the next couple of seasons. They may even want to trade for one as soon as next offseason to boost what would presumably be Fernando Mendoza's first year starting.

Defensive Line

Maxx Crosby will make the Raiders' defensive line better, but he was on the cusp of no longer being on the roster and is only getting older. It's only a matter of time before Crosby isn't as impactful, and the Raiders don't have anyone lined up to replace him.

Raider Nation thrives on lockdown defenses; it's a hallmark of the Silver and Black. I would expect the new Raiders regime to prioritize keeping that defensive intensity on the defensive line, even if it isn't coming from Crosby.

They've done a good job of getting young talent through the draft, specifically with Keyron Crawford in the third round, but there's no telling if any player on their roster could reach Crosby's peak.