Signing Season: 8-of-11 Las Vegas Raiders Rookies Put Pen To Paper

Rookie minicamp is underway for the Las Vegas Raiders – that’s the good news. The great news is, the day ended with eight-of-11 members of Sin City’s 2025 NFL Draft class officially signing their rookie contract.

That includes sixth-overall pick Ashton Jeanty, who scored a fully guaranteed four-year, $35.9 million contract.

The others to sign were IOL Caleb Rodgers, OT Charles Grant, DT Tonka Hemingway, DT J.J. Pegues , QB/WR Tommy Mellott, QB Cam Miller, and LB Cody Lindenberg.

Currently, the three players without an officially inked rookie deal are second-round selection Jack Bech, third-rounder Darien Porter and fourth-rounder Dont’e Thornton. Expect those signings to come in the near future as minicamp officially gets underway for the Silver and Black.

Las Vegas Raiders: In the meantime..

Ashton Jeanty met up with second-year Raiders offensive lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson for the first time. During the 2025 NFL Draft, Powers-Johnson joined Maxx Crosby on stream to watch the big event.

Powers-Johnson was quite vocal about wanting Las Vegas to select the 21-year-old running back. And that’s exactly what happened.

O n Thursday, the two got to meet in person for the first time.

“What’s up. I’m Jackson. I’m your center. Nice to meet you, man,” Powers-Johnson told Jeanty.

Although Powers-Johnson initially jumped into NFL-action at guard, he swapped to center during the Raiders’ Week 9 contest. The Oregon alum never looked back, either.

From Weeks 9-18, Powers-Johnson surrendered one sack with only nine pressures allowed. He would earn the 14th-highest pass-blocking grade and fifth-highest run-block grade during this timespan via Pro Football Focus, finishing the season as one-of-three centers with a 70-plus grade as both a run- and pass-blocker.

Not bad, right?

That’s who will be manning the middle of Las Vegas’ offensive line moving forward. If 2024 is any indication, the Raiders – and Ashton Jeanty – are in great hands in that regard.