Safety (5)

1. Johnathan Abram

2. Lamarcus Joyner

3. Damarious Randall

4. Erik Harris

5. Jeff Heath

Gone is Karl Joseph and in is Damarious Randall and Jeff Heath. Veteran Lamarcus Joyner may get more time at safety this season as the Raiders drafted slot cornerback Amik Robertson in the fourth round. Randall will likely play the free safety spot when Joyner is in the slot or off the field.

Heath is another free-agent signing from the Cowboys and he can play both safety spots for the Raiders. However, look for him to be more of a reserve player as he does most of his work on special teams. Despite the loss of Joseph, this is a better and deeper group than last year. An improvement here by this unit would go a long way in fixing the Raiders’ defense.

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