Las Vegas Raiders: Updated 2021 53-man roster projection heading into the summer
By Brad Weiss
Las Vegas Raiders: Updated 2021 53-man roster projection heading into the summer
Offensive Line (9): Kolton Miller, Alex Leatherwood, Brandon Parker, Sam Young, Andre James, Nick Martin, Richie Incognito, Denzelle Good, John Simpson
The offensive line was supposed to be set heading into the 2021 offseason, but the organization decided to flip that on its head. They traded away three starters in Rodney Hudson, Gabe Jackson, and Trent Brown, and for a moment, it looked like they would be without Richie Incognito as well, losing eighty percent of their offensive line from a year ago.
Instead, they brought back Incognito, and drafted a right tackle in the first round, bringing in Alex Leatherwood to replace Brown. Hudson is one of the best centers in the league, so he is going to be tough to replace, but the team will try to do so with either Andre James or Nick Martin.
Behind the presumed starting five is good depth as well, with Brandon Parker returning in a reserve well at offensive tackle as well as Sam Young. Denzelle Good and John Simpson will battle it out to start opposite Incognito at right guard, and while Good is supposed to win the job, Simpson is a former fourth-round pick who comes from a championship program in Clemson and is an absolute mauler.