With free agency weeks away, it’s time to check in on the Raiders’ safety position to give it a condition of either Strong, Stable, Unstable, Serious, or Critical.
Starters: Tre’von Moehrig, Marcus Epps
Depth: Isaiah Pola-Mao, Chris Smith II, Jaydon Grant, Tyreque Jones
Free Agents: None
All 17 games last season Moehrig and Epps were the starters and played nearly every snap. The former in his second season as the a second round pick, the latter as one of the team’s top free agent signings of 2023. They made for a pretty decent pair.
Former undrafted Pola-Mao has shown some flashes that if needed, he could step up. Smith was highly touted coming from the National Champion Georgia squad. But the fifth round rookie played sparingly in his first season.
Condition: Stable
Everyone is back. Two solid returning starters, some decent competition for the next two off the bench and special teamers. They could run it back with this group and be just fine.