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Illness takes out 3 Raiders defenders Week 16 vs Jaguars

Three Raiders players showed up on the injury report Friday with illness. All three are inactive for today’s game.

The inactives are out for the Raiders and among them is their best cornerback.

Nate Hobbs showed up on the Raiders injury report this week, missing practice on Friday with an illness. He was Questionable for the game as a result.

Same went for Sam Webb and Kana’i Mauga. And all three are inactive for today’s game against the Jaguars.

Hobbs will be replaced at slot cornerback by Darnay Holmes. Webb’s spot as depth will be filled by practice squad signing Kyu Blu Kelly.

Jordan Meredith was Doubtful for the game with an ankle injury and he too will not play. Jackson Powers-Johnson could move over from center to left guard with Andre James coming in at center.

Raiders Week 11 snap counts vs Dolphins: Cornerback depth stripped down

At one point the Raiders had no starting cornerbacks on the field and no reserves left at the position either.

Coming into Sunday’s game, the Raiders were down one starting cornerback. Nate Hobbs was OUT with an ankle injury. He was replaced by Darnay Holmes at slot corner. But very quickly the situation got far more dire.

On the second snap of the game, Jakorian Bennett was lost to a shoulder injury and didn’t return. He was replaced by DeCamerion Richardson, leaving Jack Jones as the only starter.

Then Jones left the game for a time, ushering in, which brought in Sam Webb, who was the only remaining cornerback on the roster. And for a time, the Raiders were not only fielding three reserve corners, but their ONLY available corners.

Those three reserves were on the field together when the Raiders gave up the wide open 57-yard touchdown catch to Jonnu Smith that clinched the Dolphins win.

If you’re looking for a glimmer of good news, the offensive line stayed healthy.

All season long, the Raiders have had issues with their offensive line staying healthy. It’s for that reason that they were fielding their sixth starting offensive line of the season on Sunday. And they didn’t have a lot of wiggle room should one of that starting five go down.

So it was with great relief that the Oline started played wall-to-wall, a rare and welcome sight this season.

From left to right LT Kolton Miller, LG Dylan Parham, C Jackson Powers-Johnson, RG Jordan Meredith, RT DJ Glaze all played 100% of the snaps in the game. This is just the fourth time this season that has happened.

Offense Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Dylan Parham G 65 100% 3 13%
Kolton Miller T 65 100% 3 13%
Jordan Meredith G 65 100% 3 13%
DJ Glaze T 65 100% 3 13%
Jackson Powers-Johnson C 65 100% 0 0%
Gardner Minshew II QB 65 100% 0 0%
Brock Bowers TE 62 95% 0 0%
Tre Tucker WR 58 89% 0 0%
Jakobi Meyers WR 57 88% 0 0%
Michael Mayer TE 34 52% 3 13%
DJ Turner WR 28 43% 14 61%
Ameer Abdullah RB 22 34% 12 52%
Zamir White RB 22 34% 2 9%
Alexander Mattison RB 20 31% 0 0%
Justin Shorter TE 9 14% 12 52%
Terrace Marshall Jr. WR 7 11% 0 0%
Ramel Keyton WR 5 8% 7 30%
Thayer Munford T 1 2% 3 13%
Defense Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Isaiah Pola-Mao FS 68 100% 6 26%
Maxx Crosby DE 68 100% 6 26%
Tre’von Moehrig FS 68 100% 2 9%
Robert Spillane LB 68 100% 0 0%
Decamerion Richardson CB 66 97% 1 4%
Jack Jones CB 58 85% 0 0%
Adam Butler DT 51 75% 6 26%
Charles Snowden DE 46 68% 13 57%
Darnay Holmes CB 46 68% 6 26%
Divine Deablo LB 46 68% 2 9%
John Jenkins DT 35 51% 6 26%
Jonah Laulu DT 33 49% 6 26%
Tyree Wilson DE 23 34% 6 26%
K’Lavon Chaisson LB 19 28% 0 0%
Matthew Butler DT 16 24% 3 13%
Amari Burney LB 13 19% 20 87%
Sam Webb CB 10 15% 5 22%
Thomas Harper FS 9 13% 13 57%
Janarius Robinson DE 3 4% 0 0%
Jakorian Bennett CB 2 3% 0 0%
Special Teams Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Tommy Eichenberg LB 0 0% 20 87%
Amari Gainer LB 0 0% 18 78%
Christopher Smith SS 0 0% 14 61%
Kana’i Mauga LB 0 0% 14 61%
Daniel Carlson K 0 0% 8 35%
AJ Cole III P 0 0% 5 22%
Jacob Bobenmoyer LS 0 0% 5 22%
Andrus Peat G 0 0% 3 13%

 

Raiders sign CB Sam Webb to active roster off practice squad

Raiders sign CB Sam Webb to active roster off practice squad

After three weeks of practice squad elevations, the Raiders are making it official today. They are signing practice squad CB Sam Webb to the active roster according to a league source.

This is Webb’s third year with the Raiders. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri Western in 2022 and made the roster out of camp. He saw action in 17 games as a rookie, starting three.

Since then he’s spent most of his time on the practice squad, but, as with this season, gets activated on game days. He is considered valuable depth at cornerback and on special teams, so they keep him around.

They have needed him the first few weeks due to Brandon Facyson being on injured reserve and rookie DeCamerion Richardson being out with injury each week.

With Webb’s signing, the team will have to make a roster move. That could be a release of player sent to injured reserve. We will wait and see what that transaction will be.

Raiders activate CB Sam Webb from the practice squad to face Panthers

With depth still a concern at cornerback, Sam Webb gets called up from the practice squad for the third straight week.

Depth is still an issue for the Raiders. With Brandon Facyson on injured reserve and DeCamerion Richardson not expected to play again this week, the Raiders have once again elevated Sam Webb from the practice squad.

This makes all three games this season that Webb has been activated. In the first two games, he saw just one combined snap on defense and 19 snaps on special teams.

He is activated primarily in case there is an injury to one of the starters. And thus far, the trio of Nate Hobbs, Jack Jones, and Jakorian Bennett have not missed any snaps.

The only other cornerback on the roster is Darnay Holmes, and he has seen even few snaps than Webb. He has not played a snap on defense with just 11 on special teams.

This is Webb’s third season with the Raiders. he originally signed with them as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri Western State. He appeared in all 17 games as a rookie in 2022, making three starts. He has appeared in just three games since then.

Raiders activate former 1st round pick days after signing him to practice squad

K’Lavon Chaisson gets the call up days after signing him to practice squad

You can’t have too many pass rushers. But you can have too few. And at present the Raiders are lacking in that department.

They lost Malcolm Koonce to a knee injury just before the season opener, prompting them to sign Charles Snowden off the practice squad to the active roster. Then six snaps into that game, they lost Tyree Wilson to a knee injury.

Koonce’s injury had him placed on injured reserve. The Wilson knee injury is a sprain, which will have him out an unknown amount of time. To prepare for his absence, and to replace Snowden’s spot on the practice squad, they added K’Lavon Chaisson to the practice squad.

The former first round pick is still just 25 and therefore still carries that hope that he will live up to his potential. And with Wilson officially OUT this week, the Raiders are apparently ready to give him a shot already.

C/haisson has been activated from the practice squad for Sunday’s game in Baltimore along with CB Sam Webb who had been elevated for the season opener as well.

With Chaisson in the mix, the Raiders will go into the game with four edge rushers on the roster along with Maxx Crosby, Janarius Robinson, and Snowden.

Webb offers needed depth as well, giving them five active cornerbacks along with Nate Hobbs, Jack Jones, Jakorian Bennett, and Darnay Holmes.

Raiders activate CB Sam Webb from practice squad due to depth issues

Depth issues at cornerback leads Raiders to activate CB Sam Webb from practice squad

Four cornerbacks isn’t nearly enough. That’s what the Raiders had available to them for the season opener against the Chargers. Mainly because injuries have depleted the depth at the position.

To help account for these depth issues, the team activated practice squad CB Sam Webb on Saturday.

Webb could be the next man up after the three starters, which means he could see the field a fair amount.

Nate Hobbs, Jack Jones, and Jakorian Bennett will start at the three cornerback spots. The two cornerbacks who were supposed to be behind them were Brandon Facyson and DeCamerion Richards. But both are injured and won’t play. Facyson is on IR and Richards was ruled OUT on this week’s final injury report.

They signed Darnay Holmes last week and typically you’d prefer to have a cornerback in the mix longer than that before throwing him on the field.

Webb is entering his third season with the Raiders, so he is well versed in this defense. Making it a no-brainer that he get the call up for this game.

Raiders winners and losers in 24-24 preseason tie vs. 49ers

The Raiders closed the preseason with a tie, even though Las Vegas played its reserves against 49ers starters. Who stood out the most?

The Raiders preseason finally came to a close on Friday night in a 24-24 tie against the 49ers in Las Vegas, as coach Antonio Pierce sat his starters while the 49ers played many of their stars, including quarterback Brock Purdy. Still, the Raiders’ reserves held their own, especially on defense.

The Las Vegas offense was without its top two quarterbacks and struggled early, but the Raiders’ special teams had a big day. Tyreik McAllister took an 81-yard punt return to the house for the Raiders’ first score of the night, and he added a touchdown catch later in the game for good measure.

McAllister was easily the biggest winner of the night. Here are the rest of the players who stood out this week, for better or worse.

Winner: DE Janarius Robinson

Before we get to McAllister’s big day, defensive end Janarious Robinson deserves his due. He had a tackle for loss on the 49ers’ first drive, helping the Raiders hold the San Francisco starting offense to a field goal.

Robinson led a strong pass rush for Las Vegas and pressured Purdy into a second-quarter interception. He was a lock to make the roster coming into this game and his pass-rush ability provides key depth up front.

Winner: WR Tyreik McAllister

The Raiders have been looking for depth at wide receiver and McAllister made a statement on Friday night. A former star in the Canadian Football League, McAllister scored the Raiders first points of the night on an 81-yard punt return.

His touchdown catch was equally impressive, perhaps even more so. He made an athletic adjustment on a throw by QB Carter Bradley.

It’s hard to say whether McAllister will make the Raiders’ final cut. But his chances are certainly much higher after this performance.

Winner: DBs Sam Webb and Chris Smith II

The Raiders reserves had the last laugh against Purdy, who made his share of splash plays. On Purdy’s final snap of the game, pressure from Robinson forced a throw into tight coverage by Raiders cornerback Sam Webb. Webb tipped the ball in the air, and safety Chris Smith II was in perfect position to intercept the ball.

Winner: LB Amari Gainer

Linebacker Amari Gainer made his case to remain a Raider with his play on defense and special teams. He recorded an impressive special teams tackle early in the game and finished with more than 10 tackles on defense, including two tackles for loss. He had a late penalty for a hit to the head, but that hardly put a damper on his day.

Winner: WR Kristian Wilkerson

Though he didn’t have the day McAllister did, WR Kristian Wilkerson gave the Raiders brass more to think about on cut-down day with his touchdown grab from quarterback Nathan Peterman.

Loser: RB Dylan Laube

Rookie running back Dylan Laube got the starting nod on Friday and appeared primed for his breakout moment. For a minute, he did break out. But after several impressive plays, he was belted by a 49ers defender after a nice catch and run. He fumbled the football and didn’t see action at running back for the rest of the game.

Laube still got some touches on special teams, which probably helped sustain his confidence. He’ll need it if he wants to contribute to the Raiders offense this season.

Loser: WR Jalen Guyton

Wide receiver Jalen Guyton had to make an impact on Friday to make the roster, and while he had some key catches on the Raiders’ touchdown drive to close the first half, he was outdone by McAllister and Wilkerson.

This game was a reversal from the Raiders’ loss against the Cowboys last week when Las Vegas starters faced Dallas backups. The Raiders reserves responded, and now it’s time for coach Pierce and crew to shape their final roster. Soon enough, we’ll see what this Raiders team is really made of when they face the Chargers in Week 1.

Raiders roster hopefuls get great work vs 49ers starters in preseason finale

Raiders roster hopefuls get great work vs 49ers starters in final preseason

Sometimes it can be hard to judge preseason performances because it’s usually first teamers vs first teamers, second teamers vs second teamers. But the 49ers did the Raiders a solid in the final preseaon game. They played their starters, even while the Raiders sat all their starters.

Now, the Raiders were unable to keep the 49ers from scoring. In fact, on all but the first drive, they ran through the Raiders’ backups like a hot knife through butter. But that’s to be expected. What the Raiders are looking for are small victories. Individual performances.

With these individual performances, you are actually seeing how these guys would hold up against the caliber of player they would face in games that count. And for that, the Raiders coaches should be thanking the 49ers for giving them a good look at their roster hopefuls and depth players.

Those depth players bent but didn’t break on the first drive of the day; making the stop to force the 49ers to settle for a 49-yard field goal.

That stop was brought to you by Janarius Robinson who blew past the tackle to make a tackle for a five-yard loss that the 49ers couldn’t recover from.

Though they looked out of their depth on the next drive, the third drive, they took the ball away. Making that the final play for Brock Purdy and the 49ers first team offense.

That takeaway was again led by Janarius Robinson whose pressure helped lead to a pass breakup by Sam Webb that was intercepted by Christopher Smith off the deflection.

As for the Raiders offense versus the 49ers first team defense, that was just plain bad from start to finish. Nathan Peterman led the Raiders offense to just 36 yards of offense with one first down in the first three drives. Dylan Laube looked for a moment on the second drive like he might make something happen — picking up the only first down in the first three drives — but then he fumbled the ball away.

It wasn’t until an 81-yard punt return by Tyreik McAllister that that Raiders got on the board in the first half.

Watch: Raiders backups take the ball away from 49ers starters

Watch: Raiders backups take the ball away from 49ers starters

Early in the second quarter, the 49ers still had their first teamers in the game against the Raiders crew of backups and fringe players. The first couple drives, the 49ers drove for scores. The second drive they marched down and scored the touchdown easily.

Then the Raiders turned the ball over when Dylan Laube fumbled it away. So, it looked like the 49ers might score a third time. Then the Raiders defense stepped up and took it right back.

Janarius Robinson had been terrorizing Brock Purdy all day. This time, he forced Purdy to make a quick throw and Sam Webb was there to defend it. And there was Christopher Smith to pluck it out of the air and pick it off.

After weeks of practice squad elevations CB Tyler Hall finally signed to Raiders active roster

After weeks of practice squad elevations CB Tyler Hall finally signed to Raiders active roster

Today the Raiders made what seemed like an inevitable move — they signed cornerback Tyler Hall to the active roster.

It seemed like it was bound to happen simply because despite spending much of this season on the team’s practice squad, he was called up to the active roster the past three weeks and even started the past two games; both wins. Last week he played a career-high 46 snaps (77%).

Hall had appeared in seven of the team’s final eight games last season including three starts and showed up well. Not for nothing, the Raider have won four of his five starts.

The fourth year cornerback bided his time this season after being waived at the final cutdown and re-signing to the practice squad. Now after six weeks he is getting the call to officially sign onto the roster. I mean, he was pretty much already doing it anyway.

In a corresponding move, the Raiders placed DB Roderic Teamer on injured reserve. They replaced Hall’s spot on the practice squad by bringing back TE John Samuel-Shenker.

The team also brought back WR DJ Turner and CB Sam Webb onto the practice squad.