The Las Vegas Raiders signaled at the trade deadline that they are beginning to look toward the future. The focus of the remaining games, then, should shift toward prioritizing the development of their young players and identifying who will be a key part of that future.
Las Vegas has done a terrible job of that through the first eight games of the 2025 NFL season, as Ashton Jeanty is the only rookie who has had a consistent role or even played half of the offensive or defensive snaps. This is inexcusable, as the Raiders brought in 11 players from this year's draft.