Interior Defensive Line (4)

1. Maliek Collins

2. Johnathan Hankins

3. Maurice Hurst

4. P.J. Hall

The Raiders added defensive tackle Maliek Collins in free agency this offseason and he is expected to be the team’s full-time three-technique in 2020. Backing him up will be Maurice Hurst, who did not play as well in 2019 as he did as a rookie. However, Hurst should still see the field quite a bit as a rotational defensive tackle.

Johnathan Hankins will start alongside Collins at the one-technique position. He isn’t someone who is going to pressure the quarterback much, but he is one of the best run defenders in the NFL. Third-year player P.J. Hall was singled out by Mike Mayock at the NFL Combine as someone who needs to make a leap in order to find the field in 2020. It wouldn’t be a surprise if the Raiders tried to move him before the season opener.

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