Raiders New RB Duo: White and Mattison

The Las Vegas Raiders have a new running back duo in Zamir White and Alexander Mattison.

The Las Vegas Raiders continue to add talent to their roster this 2024 NFL free agency.

On Monday, the Raiders announced the signing of free agent running back Alexander Mattison, formerly of the Minnesota Vikings.

Mattison spent five seasons with Minnesota, most of which were spent as the backup to running back Dalvin Cook.

During his time with the Vikings, Mattison played 75 games, rushing for 2,370 yards on 584 carries and scoring 11 touchdowns.

Last season, Mattison played in 16 games, rushing for 700 yards on 180 carries. According to Pro Football Focus, he ended the 2023-24 NFL regular season with a PFF offensive grade of 61.8, a rushing grade of 70.2 and a receiving grade of 41.2.

Las Vegas Raiders Alexander Mattison and Zamir White are the new running back duo for the Silver and Black offense

In the most recent episode of the Las Vegas Raiders Insider Podcast, our Hondo Carpenter Sr was joined by weekly guest Matt Hladik, editor and publisher at thespun.com. 

Hladik talked about Mattison and his role as a running back.

"You now have a guy like Alexander Mattison, who's been around and understands what it's like to be part of a timeshare and to be part of a rotation there, and I think you said he could do some different things, so they'll be able to utilize him," Hladik said.

Mattison will have the chance to pair with running back Zamir White,  who showed flashes of brilliance toward the end of the 2023-24 NFL season. He finished the season with 521 yards rushing on 121 carries and one touchdown.

According to Pro Football Focus, White finished the season with a PFF offensive grade of 71.7, a rushing grade of 70.6 and a receiving grade of 69.7.

It will be exciting to see what this new running back duo will bring to the Silver and Black offense next season.

The last episode of the Las Vegas Raiders Insider Podcast can be watched when you click here.

The NFL Draft will be held in Detroit, Mich., on April 25-27, 2024. The Las Vegas Raiders currently have the No. 13 overall pick.

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