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2022 Las Vegas Raiders free agents the team should have re-signed

By Brad Weiss

HENDERSON, NEVADA - JULY 27: General manager Dave Ziegler (L) and owner and managing general partner Mark Davis of the Las Vegas Raiders look on during the team's first fully padded practice during training camp at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center on July 27, 2022 in Henderson, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
HENDERSON, NEVADA - JULY 27: General manager Dave Ziegler (L) and owner and managing general partner Mark Davis of the Las Vegas Raiders look on during the team's first fully padded practice during training camp at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center on July 27, 2022 in Henderson, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JANUARY 02: Zay Jones #7 of the Las Vegas Raiders reacts after a first down during the first half against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on January 02, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JANUARY 02: Zay Jones #7 of the Las Vegas Raiders reacts after a first down during the first half against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on January 02, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /

2022 Las Vegas Raiders free agents the team should have re-signed

No. 2: Zay Jones

A former first-round pick of the Buffalo Bills, Zay Jones had a sort-of breakout season with the Raiders in 2021, catching some big passes from Derek Carr, and putting his career back on the map. In free agency last offseason, the team decided to let him walk, and the Jacksonville Jaguars were waiting with open arms.

Jones was made available due to the fact the team had other plans at the position, including bringing in Davante Adams to be their top-of-the-depth chart wideout. Adams is widely regarded as one of the best wide receivers in football and did not disappoint in 2022, setting the Raiders’ single-season receiving record, but Jones should have been brought back for depth at the position.

Playing a key role on a team that is still playing as we head into the Divisional Round, Jones set career-highs in both catches and receiving yards, and is a big reason why the Jaguars went from worst to first in the AFC South.

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