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Oakland Raiders Stock Report: 3 up, 3 down from preseason game No. 1

By Kenny King

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 10: Head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders looks on during warm ups prior to their game against the Los Angeles Rams in their NFL preseason game at RingCentral Coliseum on August 10, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 10: Head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders looks on during warm ups prior to their game against the Los Angeles Rams in their NFL preseason game at RingCentral Coliseum on August 10, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – AUGUST 12: Quarterback Drew Stanton #5 of the Arizona Cardinals throws a pass ahead of defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes #94 of the Oakland Raiders during the NFL game at the University of Phoenix Stadium on August 12, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Raiders 20-10. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – AUGUST 12: Quarterback Drew Stanton #5 of the Arizona Cardinals throws a pass ahead of defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes #94 of the Oakland Raiders during the NFL game at the University of Phoenix Stadium on August 12, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Raiders 20-10. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

Stock down: Eddie Vanderdoes

In sports, your best ability is availability and unfortunately the former 2017 3rd round pick from UCLA has been unavailable for the better part of his NFL career. Vanderdoes, who missed the entire 2018 season after suffering a torn ACL in the 2017 season finale, started training camp on the injury list again.

Vanderdoes recent injury is a concussion resulting form a non contact exercise on Day 2 of training camp. Vanderdoes is an extremely talented athlete and when healthy has been a solid player on the defensive line, however with the impressive play of Anthony Rush and the improved play of second year man, Maurice Hurst we are now unfortunately seeing Vanderdoes’ stock decline.

The bottom line is, this is a defensive tackle group that has plenty of depth, and for Vanderdoes, he may have missed his boat with the Raiders. If the Raiders do decide to move on from him, he will likely find a spot on someone’s roster, but the fact that he cannot stay healthy has to be alarming at this point.

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