Raiders 53-man roster projection after preseason game No. 2

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 18: Head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders coaches from the sideline during the first half of a preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 18: Head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders coaches from the sideline during the first half of a preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 17: MarshawnLynch No. 24 of the Oakland Raiders looks on during their NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on December 17, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Don Feria/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 17: MarshawnLynch No. 24 of the Oakland Raiders looks on during their NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on December 17, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Don Feria/Getty Images)

Running Back (5): Marshawn Lynch, Doug Martin, Jalen Richard, Chris Warren III, Keith Smith (FB)

The running back position has definitely been one to keep an eye on this summer, and it is an undrafted free agent who is turning the most heads. Chris Warren III has come in and become an extremely productive player for the Raiders through the first two preseason games, and it is going to be very hard to keep him off the 53-man roster.

Marshawn Lynch and Doug Martin are making the team, even though Martin has not played much the last two weeks. He was brought in here to be the team’s No. 2 running back, and that is not going to change, no matter how well Warren plays.

The battle between Jalen Richard and DeAndre Washington looks to be swinging in Richard’s favor, even after a solid first preseason game from Washington. Keith Smith is a lock to make the 53-man as the team’s fullback, and if Warren continues to run the ball the way he has over the last month, the Raiders will carry five running backs in my opinion.

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