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2018 Oakland Raiders Training Camp: From A-Z

By Brad Weiss

ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 09: Oakland Raiders new head coach Jon Gruden (L) and Raiders owner Mark Davis pose for a photograph during a news conference at Oakland Raiders headquarters on January 9, 2018 in Alameda, California. Jon Gruden has returned to the Oakland Raiders after leaving the team in 2001. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 09: Oakland Raiders new head coach Jon Gruden (L) and Raiders owner Mark Davis pose for a photograph during a news conference at Oakland Raiders headquarters on January 9, 2018 in Alameda, California. Jon Gruden has returned to the Oakland Raiders after leaving the team in 2001. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – OCTOBER 16: Offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele #70 of the Oakland Raiders blocks against the Kansas City Chiefs in the second quarter on October 16, 2016 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Chiefs won 26-10. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – OCTOBER 16: Offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele #70 of the Oakland Raiders blocks against the Kansas City Chiefs in the second quarter on October 16, 2016 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Chiefs won 26-10. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

Kelechi and Gabe

In a season where the Raiders really underachieved, one position group played some of the best football in the NFL. That position was offensive guard, where both starters for the Silver and Black should have been named to the Pro Bowl.

Kelechi Osemele was named to the Pro Bowl, marking the second time in two seasons with the Raiders. He never made the Pro Bowl before coming to Oakland, so he has certainly been quite the signing through his first few seasons with the team.

Opposition Osemele is Gabe Jackson, who has been a dominant player for the Raiders since the team drafted him in the third round in 2014. Jackson, incredibly, has never been named to the Pro Bowl, but that is a fact that should change in 2018, especially with the way this offense is going to be run.

To say that the Raiders have the best guard tandem in the NFL would not be an overstatement, as these two guys come to play every single Sunday. The offensive line will once again be a strength for the Raiders in 2018, and Jackson should join Donald Penn, Osemele, and Rodney Hudson in  the Pro Bowl this season.

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