Moderate priority

LB Will Compton, 30

Quite a find late in the season. He was a tackling machine down the stretch. He put up 26 tackles in the final three games and the defense held opponents to under 18 points per game (17.6). It should be easy to get him back. He was signed off the street midseason and is 30 years of age. Keep in mind, the Raiders were in the exact same situation with NaVorro Bowman and showed no interest in bringing him back.

 WR/RS Dwayne Harris, 32

In 2018, Harris was one of the best special teams players in the league. Both as a return man and as a gunner. He got injured this season and the Raiders were never really able to replace him. They need to get him and his Yorkies back next season.

S Karl Joseph, 26

I like Joseph. I think the Raiders do too. But it isn’t that simple. They also really like Erik Harris and Johnathan Abram. The three of them would be a hell of a trio, but is Joseph interested in that? He is a starting-caliber safety, which could mean he has to go to another team to get that start.

DE Benson Mayowa, 28

Mayowa was a beast early in the season as a situational pass rusher. Leading the team with 7.0 sacks in the first nine games. By the latter half of the season, his sack number dried up as did the rest of his stats. A lot of that had to do with the emergence of Maxx Crosby as an every-down defensive end. Mayowa was a late offseason addition last year and could be worthy of a return this year as well.

RB Jalen Richard, 26

Gruden has enjoyed having Richard as his receiving back. There’s value in that, and his skill set isn’t exactly a dime a dozen, but should he go elsewhere, it wouldn’t be a huge loss.

RB DeAndré Washington, 26

It was Washington’s best season as a Raider. He showed a decisiveness he hadn’t shown in previous years and it may have earned him an offer to return. But, again, the odds are fairly good that there are backs with his skillset to be found either in the back end of free agency or the mid-rounds of the draft. The Raiders may make low offers to him and Richard and keep the one that agrees to it.

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