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Raiders: Question for each offensive position group entering the 2022 summer

By Brad Weiss

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 26: Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders looks to make a pass play in the first quarter against the Denver Broncos at Allegiant Stadium on December 26, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 26: Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders looks to make a pass play in the first quarter against the Denver Broncos at Allegiant Stadium on December 26, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 31: Zamir White #3 of the Georgia Bulldogs warms up before the game against the Michigan Wolverines in the Capital One Orange Bowl for the College Football Playoff semifinal game at Hard Rock Stadium on December 31, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

Raiders: Question for each offensive position group entering 2022 summer

Running Back: Will Zamir White start as a rookie?

This has been quite an offseason for the running back room, as it will be stocked with veteran talent, as well as some rookies this summer. Josh Jacobs and Kenyan Drake return from a year ago, but Brandon Bolden joins the mix, and like Stidham, is a player who played for Josh McDaniels in New England.

During the 2022 NFL Draft, the Raiders shocked a bit when they drafted Georgia running back Zamir White, who has the nickname “Zeus.” That is due to the fact he is a mountain of a running back, and someone who many believe will replace Jacobs as the feature back in Las Vegas, especially with the franchise declining Jacobs’s fifth-year option.

The question is, with all of these running backs, can White emerge as someone who could start for the Raiders as a rookie. We have seen this position group get decimated by injuries over the last few seasons, so if White is as good as advertised, he could end up in the starting lineup in Year 1.

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