Raiders 53-man roster prediction ahead of cutdown date

Preseason has wrapped up and the cutdown date is just days away. Before that happens, though, let’s get one final prediction out there.

Preseason has wrapped up and the cutdown date is just days away. Before that happens, though, let’s get one final prediction out there.

IN: Gardner Minshew, Aidan O’Connell

OUT: Nathan Peterman, Carter Bradley

IN: Zamir White, Alexander Mattison, Dylan Laube, Ameer Abdullah

OUT: Sincere McCormick, Brittain Brown

IN: Davante Adams, Jakobi Meyers, Tre Tucker, DJ Turner, Kristian Wilkerson, Tyreik McAllister

OUT: Jalen Guyton, Alex Bachman, Terrell Bynum, Ramel Keyton, Tulu Griffin

IN: Brock Bowers, Michael Mayer, Harrison Bryant, Cole Fotheringham

OUT: Zach Gentry, John Samuel Schenker

IN: Kolton Miller, Jackson Powers-Johnson, Andre James, Dylan Parham, Thayer Munford, Andrus Peat, Cody Whitehair, DJ Glaze, Jordan Meredith

OUT: Jalen McKenzie, Andrew Coker, Ben Brown, Will Putnam, Clark Barrington, Dalton Wagner, Cotey Luciano

IN: Christian Wilkins, John Jenkins, Adam Butler, Nesta Jade Silvera

OUT: Byron Young, Matthew Butler, Marquan McCall, Noah Shannon

IN: Maxx Crosby, Malcolm Koonce, Tyree Wilson, Janarius Robinson, Charles Snowden

OUT: Ron Stone Jr, TJ Franklin, David Agoha, Elerson Smith

IN: Robert Spillane, Divine Deablo, Luke Masterson, Tommy Eichenberg, Amari Gainer

OUT: Kana’i Mauga, Amari Burney, Fred Thompkins

IN: Jack Jones, Jakorian Bennett, Nate Hobbs, Brandon Facyson, Decamerion Richardson, MJ Devonshire

OUT: Woo Governor, Rayshad Williams, Cornell Armstrong, Ja’Quann Sheppard, Sam Webb

IN: Marcus Epps, Tre’von Moehrig, Isaiah Pola-Mao, Christopher Smith II, Trey Taylor

OUT: Jaydon Grant, Phalen Sanford, Tyreque Jones

Radiers roster cutdown date is coming up soon

Radiers roster cutdown date is coming up soon

It used to be that there were multiple cutdown days for NFL rosters during the preseason. It was the norm to be headed into the final preseason game having already seen a big wave of cuts. No more.

These days there is one big cutdown to get teams from 90 players to 53. And it happens after the full slate of preseason games is done.

Cutdown date: Tuesday, August 27, 1pm Pacific (4pm ET)

Friday night is the Raiders final preseason game. They face the 49ers at 7pm Pacific (10pm ET) at Allegiant Stadium. And every healthy player who is on the roster bubble will play in the game so as to get one last opportunity to prove to their coaches — as well as coaches across the league — that they deserve a roster spot.

Who makes the roster won’t be dependent upon just how they perform in these games. Training camp performance will weigh more heavily. But if a player has looked good in camp and then balls out in from of the rest of the league in games, the Raiders may not want to risk waiving them for fear they wouldn’t make it to the practice squad.