Raiders depth chart after Day 1 of Free Agency
Day one of the Free Agent negotiating period -- aka Free Agency -- saw a lot of movement for the Silver & Black. Some players left the building (or soon will), some stayed, and some arrived (even if unofficially). This included all of the Raiders' top five free agents. After the dust settled on the first wave, here's what the depth chart would figure to look like if the season started today:
OFFENSE
Starters
QB
Geno Smith*
Aidan O'Connell
Carter Bradley
RB
Sincere McCormick
Zamir White
Dylan Laube
Isaiah Spiller
WR
Ramel Keyton
Krisitan Wilkerson
Shedrick Jackson
WR
Jakobi Meyers
Jeff Foreman
Alex Bachman
SWR
Tre Tucker
DJ Turner
Tyreik McAllister
Kyle Philips
TE
Brock Bowers
Michael Mayer
Justin Shorter
LT
Kolton Miller
Dalton Wagner
LG
Alex Cappa*
Jordan Meredith
C
Jackson Powers-Johnson
Will Putnam
RG
Dylan Parham
RT
DJ Glaze
Thayer Munford
DEFENSE
DT
Christian Wilkins
Jonah Laulu
Tyler Manoa
DT
Adam Butler
Matthew Butler
Zach Carter
ED
Maxx Crosby
Tyree Wilson
Ovie Oghoufo
DE David Agoha
ED
Malcolm Koonce
K'Lavon Chaisson
Charles Snowden
Andre Carter II
LB
Elandon Roberts*
Tommy Eichenberg
Amari Gainer
Jackson Mitchell
LB
Amari Burney
Luke Masterson
Kana'i Mauga
Brandon Smith
CB
Jack Jones
MJ Devonshire
CB
Jakorian Bennett
Decamerion Richardson
SCB
Sam Webb
Kyi Blu Kelly
SS
Jeremy Chinn*
Thomas Harper
Trey Taylor
FS
Isaiah Pola-Mao
Lonnie Johnson Jr*
Christopher Smith II
SPECIAL TEAMS
K
Daniel Carlson
P
AJ Cole
LS
Jacob Bobenmoyer
*New arrival
QB Desmond Ridder
RB Ameer Abdullah
RB Alexander Mattison
WR Terrace Marshall Jr
TE Harrison Bryant
T Andrus Peat
G Cody Whitehair
DT John Jenkins
DE Jenarious Robinson
LB Divine Deablo
LB Marcus Epps
CB Darnay Holmes
This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Raiders depth chart after Day 1 of Free Agency
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