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4 Raiders defenders among NFL elite in key statistics

Four weeks into the season, a handful of Raiders defenders are distinguishing themselves among their peers.

We’re now four weeks into the season. That’s basically a quarter of the way through the NFL season. Thru those four games there are four Raiders defenders sitting among the NFL’s best in key areas.

LB Robert Spillane

Spillane has been on a tear this season. He has double digit tackles in every game, totaling 44 tackles in four games. That puts him third in the league in combined tackles. Here’s the top five:

Nick Cross — 47
EJ Speed — 47
Robert Spillane — 44
Zach Baun — 43
Logan Wilson — 43

CB Jack Jones

Few corners have been more stingy in coverage this season than Jones, who is fifth in the league in coverage DVOA over the first four weeks.

CB Jakorian Bennett

Bennett has been swatting down passes a lot this season. Several of them have been huge plays too. Last week he batted down a would-be first down throw midway through the 4th quarter with the Raiders clinging to a four-point lead. He also regularly sticks with receivers on deep routes to break up what would otherwise have been a long catch or even a touchdown.

In total he has five pass breakups in four games. Which is tied for sixth in the NFL. Here’s the company he keeps:

Paulson Adebo — 7
Brian Branch — 7
Denzel Ward — 7
Zyon McCollum — 6
Quinyon Mitchell — 6
Jakorian Bennett — 5
Michael Jackson — 5
Jaylen Watson — 5

DE Maxx Crosby

Even while being hobbled for one game and missing last week entirely, Crosby is still among the league leaders in tackles for loss. His five tackles for loss this season is tied for fifth.

Kyle Van Noy — 7
Aidan Hutchinson — 6
Patrick Jones — 6
Devonte Wyatt — 6
Maxx Crosby — 5
Dennis Gardeck — 5
Gregory Rousseau — 5
Jared Verse — 5
Bobby Wagner — 5
TJ Watt — 5

NFL stats leaders: Chargers’ Justin Herbert, Keenan Allen sit near top of respective positions

Justin Herbert and Keenan Allen are on a tear.

It was only a matter of time until Justin Herbert had a big performance, and it came this past weekend in the Chargers’ win over the Vikings.

Herbert completed 40 of his 47 passes for 405 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. He became the seventh player in NFL history to have 400 yards, three scores and 40 completions in a game without an INT.

Through three games, Herbert is third in passing yards with 939. Additionally, he sits atop the league in completion percentage (74.4) and is tied for the fourth-most passing touchdowns (6).

Herbert is also the only quarterback without a turnover.

But Herbert is not the only Charger who is shredding the stat sheet. His top target, Keenan Allen, is near the top in various categories at his respective position.

Allen is coming off a performance where he reeled in 18 of 20 targets for 215 yards and a passing touchdown.

Allen leads the NFL in receptions (32), is third in receiving yards (402) and has the fourth-most first-down receptions (17).