The Las Vegas Raiders' 2024 offseason has been one filled with plenty of drama and key things that have happened for the franchise. Antonio Pierce, who took over as interim head coach in 2023, was given the permanent role, signaling a vote of confidence from the team's management in his leadership and vision for the team's future. Following Jimmy Garoppolo's suspension and expected release, the Raiders worked on securing their quarterback position.

They signed Gardner Minshew to a two-year deal, indicating a shift towards a quarterback with experience and a reputation for being a "Raider" in spirit, which could help in mentoring younger talents like Aidan O'Connell, who has shown promise and might have a chance to start. Minshew recently beat out O'Connell in their quarterback battle, which was a surprising decision by Pierce.

The Raiders focused on bolstering their roster through the draft and free agency. They selected tight end Brock Bowers and guard Jackson Powers-Johnson in the draft, aiming to improve their offensive line and tight end position, respectively. Free agency saw them adding players like Christian Wilkins to fortify their defensive line, emphasizing depth and quality in this area.

Now, after preseason games against the Minnesota Vikings, and Dallas Cowboys, and one more to go against the San Francisco 49ers before they face the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1, the Raiders are getting closer and closer to roster cutdowns, where they must go from 90 players to 53.

So, with that being said, it's time for one more 53-man roster projection before we turn in our final 53-man roster prediction before final cuts on August 27.

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Quarterback (3)

Gardner Minshew, Aidan O'Connell, Nathan Peterman

The Raiders named Minshew the starter on Sunday, the day after he and O'Connell played pretty bad against the Cowboys. So, those two are locks because of the battle for the QB1 spot. As for the QB3, the Raiders are bringing in Peterman because he knows the offense already due to his stint with Getsy on the Chicago Bears.

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Runningbacks (4)

Zamir White, Alexander Mattison, Ameer Abdullah, Dylan Laube

The Raiders drafted Laube this offseason to try and see what he could do, whether it be as a running back or on special teams, and so far, he has shown some pretty good flashes. They like Abdullah as a third-down back if anything goes wrong, and his experience in a fairly young RB room is great, too.

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Wide Receivers (5)

Davante Adams, Jakobi Meyers, Tre Tucker, DJ Turner, Kristian Wilkerson

The Raiders don't have quite as deep of a wide receiver room as they had last season, but, they obviously feel like it's good enough going into the 2024 season. I'm sure having the duo of Adams and Meyers help, and Turner has shown some great flashes this offseason as well.

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Tight Ends (4)

Brock Bowers, Michael Mayer, Harrison Bryant, Cole Fotheringham

The Raiders have one of the best, young groups of tight ends in the league. They drafted two of the best guys at that position in college over the last five years. Bryant has made a name for himself on this roster in the last two games, and Fotheringham has been with the team for two years now. I see a 12-personnel offense keeping four tight ends, easy.

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Offensive Line (9)

Kolton Miller (LT), Jackson Powers-Johnson (OG), Andre James (C), Dylan Parham (OG), Thayer Munford Jr. (OT), Dalton Wagner (OT), Andrus Peat (OL), Cody Whitehair (OG), Delmar Glaze (OL)

The Raiders have a pretty good offensive line when it's all put together. But, when you look at their depth, it's shaky. With the injury history they have, it's safe to assume that the Raiders will keep a large number of players for the offensive line because of that reason. And, with the aggressiveness of this offense with the offensive line, it's safe to.

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Defensive Line (9)

Maxx Crosby (DE), Christian Wilkins (DT), John Jenkins (DT), Malcolm Koonce (DE), Tyree Wilson (DE), Janarius Robinson (DE), Adam Butler (DT), Matthew Butler (DT), Byron Young (DT)

The Raiders now have one of the best, if not the best, defensive lines in the league. But, a large part of that is also because of the depth and experience they have. With the depth they have, it's hard for the Raiders to not keep nine players in this position group, similar to the offensive line.

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Linebackers (4)

Divine Deablo, Robert Spillane, Luke Masterson, Tommy Eichenberg

The Raiders will have a tough time leaving off Amari Burney, Amari Gainer, and others, but there's really no reason to have more than four linebackers on the roster. These four are easily the best, and I'd say that Eichenberg is moving his way up to the third LB if he hasn't already.

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Cornerbacks (6)

Jack Jones, Nate Hobbs, Jakorian Bennett, Decamerion Richardson, MJ Devonshire, Brandon Facyson

The CB room isn't a strength of this defense, but it has gotten much better. The two rookies, Richardson and Devonshire, have had ups and downs during training camp and preseason, but there is potential to have great depth. And, Bennett is really starting to come into his own.

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Safeties (4)

Trevon Moehrig, Marcus Epps, Isaiah Pola-Mao, Trey Taylor

Moehrig and Epps make up the starters of this unit, as they enter their second season together making the,m one of the more underrated safeties units in the league. Behind them are a bunch of guys who are very talented, but have little experience. It makes sense to keep four in this scenario.

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Special Teams (3)

Daniel Carlson (K), AJ Cole (P), Jacob Bobenmoyer (LS)

The Raiders, to me, have the best specialist in the league. This has been the starter for this unit for a while now, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

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