2. DT Maliek Collins

The Raiders made a bunch of smart moves in free agency, bringing in veterans like Nelson Agholor and Nick Kwiatkowski to help round out the roster. But one signing that hasn’t panned out is the signing of Maliek Collins.

Through Week 6, Collins is one of the league’s lowest-graded interior defenders, according to Pro Football Focus. While he is dealing with an injury, his play had dropped off in a big way in 2020. Collins does not have a sack on the season and has been atrocious in the run game. In fact, he’s been borderline unplayable in this scheme and the team was better off with him out of the line in Week 5 against the Chiefs.

Collins signed a one-year contract with the Raiders early this offseason, but the team could decide to move on, recoup a draft pick and lean on Maurice Hurst and David Irving at three-technique. Collins likely wouldn’t return much in a trade, but sometimes it’s better to cut your losses early and move on.

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