Raiders Facing Top TE's Next 2024-25 NFL Season

The Las Vegas Raiders will have the opportunity to face some of the league's best tight ends next 2024-25 NFL regular season.
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The Las Vegas Raiders will indeed be tested next season, having the opportunity to go head-to-head with some of the NFL's best tight ends.

In a recent Pro Football Focus article, the website listed the highest-graded tight ends for the 2023-24 NFL regular season. The Silver and Black will face seven top-graded tight ends next season.

Starting with a divisional rival in Kansas City Chiefs and Travis Kelce. 

Kelce has the second-highest tight end grade with a PFF grade of 82.6. He finished the 2023-24 regular season with 93 receptions for 984 yards and scored five touchdowns.

Next is Taysom Hill of the New Orleans Saints, who has the seventh-highest tight end grade with a PFF grade of 75.3. He ended the 2023-24 regular season with 33 receptions for 291 yards and scored two touchdowns.

The Raiders also have to face Tanner Hudson of the Cincinnati Bengals, who has the 10th-highest tight end grade at 73.0. He ended the 2023-24 regular season with 39 receptions for 352 yards and one touchdown.

Las Vegas Raiders will face some of the highest graded tight ends next 2024-25 NFL season
Las Vegas Raiders will face some of the highest graded tight ends next 2024-25 NFL season / © Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Next is Evan Engram of the Jacksonville Jaguars Evan Engram, who has the 11th-highest PFF tight end grade at 71.6. He ended the 2023-24 regular season with 114 receptions for 963 yards and four touchdowns.

David Njoku of the Cleveland Browns is a tight end the Raiders will also have to face next season. Njoku has the 17th-highest PFF tight end grade of 68.2. In 2023, he finished with 88 receptions for 975 yards and six touchdowns.

Along with the Saints in the NFC South, the Raiders will have to face Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts, who the 19th-highest PFF tight end grade with at 68.1. He ended the 2023-24 regular season with 53 receptions for 667 yards and three touchdowns.

Lastly, the Raiders will have to face Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth, who has the 20th-highest PFF tight end grade at 65.8. He finished with 37 receptions for 384 and two touchdowns in 2023.

The list of Pro Football Focus's highest-graded tight ends of the 2023-24 NFL regular season can be found here.

From February 27 to March 4, 2024, the NFL Scouting Combine will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.

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

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