Predicting the Starting Lineup

Henderson, Nev.—Minicamp is over and the next time the Las Vegas Raiders assemble together as one, the long-awaited 2021 NFL season will be upon us.
Christmas is close for the football fan.
With minicamp being over, it is now time to look ahead to the start of the season with our Sports Illustrated’s Raider Maven projected starting lineup.
Jon Gruden said yesterday about whether this is his best roster: “Well, I’ll have to see it when we get to (training) camp. Obviously, we like it on paper. We made some changes that are, in some people’s eyes, questionable. We’re younger. I think we’re faster. I think we do have more depth. It’s hard to update that question right now without seeing everything in pads at full speed.”
We’ve already given you what we predict for the 53-man roster, so now let’s look at those starters:
OFFENSE
QB Derek Carr
FB Alec Ingold
RB Josh Jacobs
RT Alex Leatherwood
RG Denzelle Good
C Andre James
LG Richie Incognito
LT Kolton Miller
TE Darren Waller
WR John Brown
WR Henry Ruggs
WR Hunter Renfrow
DEFENSE
S Trevon Moehrig
S Johnathan Abram
CB Casey Hayward
CB Trayvon Mullen
LB Cory Littleton
LB Nick Kwiatkoski
LB Nicholas Morrow
DE Maxx Crosby
DE Yannick Ngakoue
DT Quinton Jefferson
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Hondo S. Carpenter Sr. is an award-winning sports journalist with decades of experience. He serves as the Senior Writer for NFL and College sports, and is the beat writer covering the Las Vegas Raiders. Additionally, he is the editor and publisher for several sites On SI. Carpenter is a member of the Pro Football Writers Association (PFWA), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).
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