The Las Vegas Raiders brought in John Syptek and Pete Carroll to lead the franchise in a new direction this offseason. The new regime has almost entirely revamped the defense, as all of last season's Week 1 starters at linebacker and in the secondary are no longer on the roster.
Players like Robert Spillane, Divine Deablo, Nate Hobbs, Tre'von Moehrig and Marcus Epps all left in free agency. Additionally, they released Jack Jones weeks ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. While the moves appeared to pave the way for Jakorian Bennett to be a star, the fourth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft was shipped to the Philadelphia Eagles for defensive tackle Thomas Booker IV.