New FSM Feature: 2022 Las Vegas Raiders 53-Man Roster
2022 Las Vegas Raiders 53-man depth chart (as of 11/20)
The Las Vegas Raiders trimmed their roster down to the NFL limit of 53 players on August 30th. While there were many expected cuts, there were also a few surprises. First, Las Vegas is trading cornerback Trayvon Mullen to Arizona in exchange for a conditional 2023 seventh-round pick. The conditional pick could become a sixth-round selection based on Mullen’s playing time.
The Raiders selected Mullen in the second round of the 2019 draft. He emerged as a starter as a rookie, appearing in all 16 games with ten starts. He started all 16 games in 2020, recording a pair of interceptions and 14 passes defended. But a series of injuries left Mullen sidelined for much of the 2021 season. He appeared in only five games, recording one interception and four passes defended. With his injury, Mullen was largely unable to practice during the offseason program and training camp.
In a less surprising move, the Raiders released former 1st round pick, Alex Leatherwood.
Head coach Josh McDaniels and General Manager Dave Ziegler were not with the Raiders when the franchise drafted the offensive lineman at No. 17 overall in 2021. But the two men decided to move on from last year’s first-round pick with this week’s roster cuts, waiving him after efforts to trade him failed.
Leatherwood has since been claimed by the Bears, where he’ll get a fresh start. McDaniels wished the offensive lineman the best when asked about the decision to cut him on Wednesday.
“We’ve talked about competition since we came here in every position group and trying to give every player an opportunity to earn his job, and to earn his role — whatever role that may be,” McDaniels said in his press conference. “Some are bigger than others. And we felt like we did that. We gave everybody an opportunity to go out there and play and really perform. So there’s a lot of tough decisions that you make across the roster. You hope you get them all right. We’re not perfect at that. So, hopefully, we did the best we could for our team, and we tried to make the decisions we thought would help us going forward.
“So, wish Alex nothing but the best. He did everything he could here to try to earn his role here.”
OFFENSE
Wide receiver:
#17 Davante Adams (9th yr – Fresno St.)
#10 Mack Hollins (5th yr – North Carolina)
#84 Keelan Cole (6th yr – Kentucky Wesleyan)
#19 DJ Turner (8th yr – Pittsburgh)
Left tackle:
#74 Kolton Miller (5th yr – UCLA)
#78 Jackson Barton (4th yr – Utah)
Left guard:
#66 Dylan Parham (R – Memphis)
#76 John Simpson (3rd yr – Clemson)
Center:
#68 Andre James (4th yr – UCLA)
Right guard:
#64 Alex Bars (4th yr – Notre Dame)
#67 Lester Cotton, Sr. (2nd yr – Alabama)
Right tackle:
#72 Jermaine Eluemunor (6th yr – Texas A&M)
#77 Thayer Munford, Jr. (R – Ohio St.)
Tight end:
#87 Foster Moreau (4th yr – LSU)
#80 Jesper Horsted (3rd yr – Princeton)
#88 Jacob Hollister (6th yr – Wyoming)
Quarterback:
#4 Derek Carr (9th yr – Fresno St.)
#3 Jarett Stidham (3rd yr – Auburn)
Running back:
#28 Josh Jacobs (4th yr – Alabama)
#22 Ameer Abdullah (8th yr – Nebraska)
#34 Brandon Bolden (10th yr – Ole Miss)
#35 Zamir White (R – Georgia)
#38 Brittain Brown (R – UCLA)
Fullback:
#45 Jakob Johnson (4th yr – Tennessee)
DEFENSE
Right defensive end:
#55 Chandler Jones (11th yr – Syracuse)
#96 Tashawn Bower (5th yr – LSU)
#99 Clelin Ferrell (4th – Clemson)
Nose tackle:
#97 Andrew Billings (6th yr – Baylor)
#93 Neil Farrell, Jr. (R – LSU)
#73 Matthew Butler (R – Tennessee)
Defensive tackle:
#91 Bilal Nichols (5th yr – Delaware)
#95 Kendal Vickers (3rd yr – Tennessee)
#90 Jerry Tillery (4th yr – Notre Dame)
Left defensive end:
#98 Maxx Crosby (4th yr – Eastern Michigan)
#51 Malcolm Koonce (2nd yr – Buffalo)
Will backer:
#50 Jayon Brown (6th yr – UCLA)
#36 Curtis Bolton (2nd yr – Oklahoma)
#58 Darien Butler (R – Arizona St.)
Mikebacker:
#52 Denzel Perryman (8th yr – Miami)
#59 Luke Masterson (R – Wake Forest)
Left cornerback:
#29 Anthony Averett (5th year – Alabama)
#31 Sidney Jones IV (5th yr – Washington)
Nickelback:
#21 Amik Robertson (3rd yr – Louisiana Tech)
#37 Tyler Hall (2nd yr – Wyoming)
Strong safety:
#25 Tre’von Moehrig (2nd yr – Texas Christian)
#33 Roderic Teamer (3rd yr – Tulane)
#20 Isaiah Pola-Mao (R – Southern Cal.)
Free safety:
#30 Duron Harmon (10th yr – Rutgers)
#41 Matthias Farley (7th yr – Notre Dame)
Right cornerback:
#26 Rock Ya-Sin (4th yr – Temple)
#27 Sam Webb (R – Missouri Western)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Punter/Holder:
#6 A.J. Cole (4th yr – NC State)
Kicker:
#2 Daniel Carlson (5th yr – Auburn)
Long snapper:
#47 Trent Sieg (5th yr – Colorado St.)
Punt returner:
#84 Keelan Cole (6th yr – Kentucky Wesleyan)
Kick returner:
#22 Ameer Abdullah (8th yr – Nebraska)
Stay tuned for more Raiders news, information, and breakdowns from Gabe on Franchise Sports Media, who will be in the press box for every home game this season.
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Gabe Santiago covers the Silver & Black beat at Franchise Sports Media while also working in the Raiders’ media department. Hailing from the Golden State of California, he grew up in the Bay Area competing in myriad athletics before graduating from UC San Diego. Previously affiliated with KNBR in San Francisco and Circa Sports in Las Vegas, Gabriel also calls play-by-play for UNLV Athletics.
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