Raiders Host Elite, Ultra-Athletic Linebacker Prospect Visit

Jack Dingle spent the entirety of his collegiate career as a Cincinnati Bearcat, and he enters the draft as a linebacker with impressive size and speed. In his time in Cincinnati, he showed good play recognition and used his speed to barrel downhill quickly. In 2025, he had 60 total tackles and three sacks.

Three sacks are the most he's had in a single season, so his pass rush isn't something the Raiders should be banking on. However, he's good at wrapping up and securing tackles as well as being a captain on the field and diagnosing play calls before they happen.

He's patient and is able to start and stop his feet to make plays whenever he needs to. He'll be excellent at stopping the run, and even if his pass rush moves aren't effective, in all blitzes, he will be the first to break through the line of scrimmage.

Plenty of teams will be interested in Dingle, but what I like most about him on the Raiders is that he'll be given time to develop behind a strong linebacker corps. Quay Walker and Nakobe Dean were huge free agency additions, and Dingle will be an effective backup and valuable depth if either one of them goes down with an injury.

Ideally, the Raiders would take him with their third-round pick. They have the 67th pick, and that's early enough in the third where they'll be able to select him if they want. I personally believe this is a player they should be targeting because of his mix of athleticism and play recognition.

John Spytek has taken linebackers in his draft classes before, like Cody Lindenberg, but Dingle allows him to draft a player they can build and rely on for their future. This pre-draft visit shows that they're interested in bringing him in, and in their best interest, they should select him.