When it comes to strong safeties that can pack a wallop, the Las Vegas Raiders boast quite the redundancy in Johnathan Abram and Tyree Gillespie. Both are ferocious hit men at the position and are assets against the run.
But it’s playing deep in a two-high safety look that leaves plenty to be desired with either Abram or Gillespie. Of the two, the latter is the much cheaper and younger option than the former. Which beckons the question: Can Gillespie impress the new Raiders staff in a similar way he did the previous regime (enough so to make him a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft)?