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Geno Smith Geno Smith Responds with four TDs in OT loss
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 9:53 PM
Smith completed 29 of 39 pass attempts for 284 yards, four touchdowns and an interception while taking five carries for nine yards in Sunday's 30-29 overtime loss to the Jaguars.
Analysis: Smith rebounded nicely from a historically poor performance against the Chiefs (67 passing yards, no touchdowns) in the Raiders' last appearance. The 34-year-old welcomed Brock Bowers (knee) back with open arms Sunday, hooking up in the end zone with his talented tight end on three separate occasions. The four passing touchdowns set a new single-game high for Smith since joining the silver and black this past offseason. It's been a true boom-or-bust situation for the veteran signal-caller in Las Vegas, as he has now finished with less than 200 passing yards in half of his eight starts. Managers should be wary of trusting Smith on a short week in a tough matchup against Denver on Thursday Night Football in Week 10. |
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Ashton Jeanty Ashton Jeanty Bounces back out of bye week
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 8:56 PM
Jeanty took 13 carries for 42 yards while corralling all five of his targets for 47 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 30-29 overtime loss to Jacksonville.
Analysis: Jeanty used the Raiders' bye week to rebound nicely from his worst game as a pro against Kansas City in Week 7, nabbing his third touchdown reception of the year in Sunday's narrow defeat. The Boise State product still finished with a per-carry average below four yards for the third consecutive contest running behind Las Vegas' shoddy offensive line, but his contributions as a receiver balanced out a nice fantasy score in the end. Jeanty will have to work for another strong outing in Week 10 against Denver's top-10 rush defense on Thursday Night Football. |
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Jakobi Meyers Jakobi Meyers Quiet in return Sunday
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 7:29 PM
Meyers (knee) finished with four receptions on six targets for 23 yards in Sunday's 30-29 overtime loss to the Jaguars.
Analysis: Meyers joined TE Brock Bowers (knee) in returning to action out of Las Vegas' Week 8 bye after both starters missed time with minor knee injuries. The 28-year-old Meyers was unable to sniff his teammate's ridiculous 12-127-3 receiving line, instead finishing with his lowest yardage output of the season. With no touchdowns in seven games, Meyers has been a bit of a disappointment through the first half of the fantasy campaign with a 33-342-0 receiving line. If the 2-6 Raiders do not move their top trade asset before Tuesday's deadline, Meyers' next appearance will come against the Broncos on Thursday Night Football in Week 10. |
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Brock Bowers Brock Bowers Monstrous return to action Sunday
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 6:52 PM
Bowers (knee) corralled 12 of 13 targets for 127 yards and three touchdowns while gaining six yards off of one carry in Sunday's 30-29 overtime loss to the Jaguars.
Analysis: Bowers burst back onto the fantasy scene with three trips to the end zone for his managers after missing the Raiders' last three contests with a knee injury. The explosive tight end notched his second 100-yard game of the season while recording his first rush attempt in 2025 (he logged five attempts as a rookie). Bowers made up for lost time with Sunday's outpouring of production, bumping his receiving line up to 31-357-3 in five starts. With no setbacks to report, Bowers will attempt to become a matchup problem for Denver's highly-touted defense on Thursday Night Football in Week 10. |
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Zamir White Zamir White Inactive against Jacksonville
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 1:47 PM
White (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.
Analysis: With Ashton Jeanty dominating the Raiders' backfield, and Raheem Mostert and Dylan Laube as the reserve backs, White is once again the odd man out on the depth chart. Coming off zero offensive snaps in Week 5, as well as absences in both Week 6 and Week 7, White seems to be destined to ride the inactive list barring injuries to the starting backs. |
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Dont'e Thornton Dont'e Thornton Inactive Sunday
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 1:46 PM
Thornton is inactive for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.
Analysis: With Thornton the odd man out in Week 9, Jakobi Meyers, Tre Tucker, Jack Bech, Tyler Lockett and Alex Bachman will handle the Raiders WR duties versus Jacksonville. Through seven games to date, Thornton has caught five of his 19 targets for 94 yards. |
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Aidan O'Connell Aidan O'Connell Won't return for Week 9
Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 7:06 PM
O'Connell (wrist) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Jaguars.
Analysis: O'Connell has been sidelined all season while recovering from wrist surgery. He practiced fully all week but will not return Sunday, leaving Kenny Pickett as the Raiders' backup quarterback. |
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Aidan O'Connell Aidan O'Connell Practices fully
Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 6:58 PM
O'Connell (wrist) practiced in full Wednesday, Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com reports.
Analysis: O'Connell fractured his wrist late in the preseason and has been sidelined since. It's positive that he was immediately able to log a full practice, but he will still need to be activated from injured reserve before suiting up for game action. |
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Brock Bowers Brock Bowers Practices fully Wednesday
Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 5:13 PM
Bowers (knee) practiced fully Wednesday.
Analysis: Bowers last saw game action in Week 4, but following the Raiders' bye week, the tight end is poised to return to the team's lineup Sunday against the Jaguars. Per Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com, coach Pete Carroll noted Wednesday that Bowers has looked great of late and has been working at full speed, while the star tight end himself said he's "ready to roll" ahead of Week 9 action. In four games this season, Bowers (who caught 112 passes as a rookie in 2024) compiled a 19/225/0 receiving line on 27 targets. |
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Jakobi Meyers Jakobi Meyers Full practice after bye week
Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 5:08 PM
Meyers (knee) was a full participant in practice Wednesday, Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com reports.
Analysis: The Week 8 bye apparently did him good, following an absence for the Raiders' embarrassing Week 7 loss to Kansas City. There hasn't been much good to say about the Las Vegas offense this season, but QB Geno Smith will at least have his main weapons healthy for the first time in a long time when he faces the Jaguars this Sunday. TE Brock Bowers (knee) was also a full participant Wednesday. |
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Aidan O'Connell Aidan O'Connell Practice window to open
Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 9:14 AM
The Raiders intend to designate O'Connell (wrist) for a return to practice from IR in Week 9, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Analysis: O'Connell has missed the entire regular season so far due to a right wrist fracture suffered in late August, but it sounds like Las Vegas will open his 21-day practice window as soon as Wednesday. Once healthy, O'Connell will provide the Raiders with a new No. 3 quarterback option behind Geno Smith and Kenny Pickett. |
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Tyler Lockett Tyler Lockett Officially joins forces with Raiders
Mon, Oct 27, 2025, 3:32 PM
Lockett signed a contract with Las Vegas on Monday.
Analysis: The Raiders waived wide receiver Justin Shorter to make room for Lockett on the 53-man roster. Lockett wasn't exactly productive across seven regular-season appearances with the Titans in 2025, recording just 10 catches for 70 yards on 20 targets, but he provides Las Vegas with veteran assistance behind top wideout Jakobi Meyers. Lockett will compete with third-year pro Tre Tucker and rookies Jack Bech and Dont'e Thornton for routes and targets with his new team, beginning Sunday at home against the Jaguars. |
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Alex Bachman Alex Bachman Handles one punt return in loss
Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 10:51 AM
Bachman returned one punt for six yards in Sunday's 31-0 loss to the Chiefs.
Analysis: Bachman battled back from an ankle injury earlier in the week to suit up as the Raiders' punt returner Sunday, though he was mostly uninvolved as a receiver, logging just two offensive snaps despite Jakobi Meyers' (knee) absence. Heading into the Week 8 bye, Bachman has totaled just one reception for nine yards on two targets across six games played. |
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Dont'e Thornton Dont'e Thornton Fills in for Meyers
Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 10:44 AM
Thornton was unable to haul in any of his three targets in Sunday's 31-0 loss to the Chiefs.
Analysis: Thornton actually had a pair of would-be first down receptions wiped out by penalties, but he ended the contest with a zero in the box score because of the flags. Nonetheless, his playing time surged with Jakobi Meyers (knee) and Brock Bowers (knee) sidelined, as Thornton logged 86 percent of the Raiders' offensive snaps. Meyers is tracking to return after the Week 8 bye, so Thornton figures to continue competing with Jack Bech for the WR3 role. |
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Jack Bech Jack Bech Notches pair of receptions in loss
Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 10:29 AM
Bech caught two passes on as many targets for 13 yards in Sunday's 31-0 loss to Kansas City.
Analysis: Bech's two receptions were good enough to make him the Raiders' second-leading receiver behind Tre Tucker, but quarterback Geno Smith completed just 10 passes all game. Las Vegas plans to have Jakobi Meyers (knee) and Brock Bowers (knee) back in the lineup following a Week 8 bye, capping Bech's fantasy upside as the WR3 on a struggling offense. |
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Dylan Laube Dylan Laube Three late touches in loss
Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 10:12 AM
Laube rushed twice for three yards and caught his lone target for one yard in Sunday's 31-0 loss to the Chiefs.
Analysis: Laube handled three touches on just five offensive snaps late in the fourth quarter during the Raiders' blowout defeat, ceding work to fellow running backs Ashton Jeanty and Raheem Mostert earlier in the contest. Nonetheless, Laube managed to play through the hamstring injury that impacted his practice participation ahead of the Week 7 loss, while Zamir White (coach's decision) was a healthy scratch Sunday. |
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Raheem Mostert Raheem Mostert Notches 100 return yards in loss
Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 10:01 AM
Mostert caught his lone target for two yards in Sunday's 31-0 loss to the Chiefs. He also returned three kickoffs for 100 yards.
Analysis: Mostert's 100 return yards marked a season high, but he failed to record a single carry after collectively rushing 16 times from Week 4 to Week 6 behind rookie Ashton Jeanty. The Raiders' offense will look to get back on track against the Jaguars in Week 9 following the upcoming bye. |
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Kenny Pickett Kenny Pickett Makes team debut in garbage time
Mon, Oct 20, 2025, 2:29 PM
Pickett completed two pass attempts for eight yards and lost a fumble in Sunday's 31-0 loss to the Chiefs.
Analysis: Pickett has served as the Raiders' backup quarterback for each of Las Vegas' first seven games but didn't get the chance to make his debut until halfway through the fourth quarter of Sunday's contest, when the Chiefs had already built a 31-point lead. The quarterback proceeded to fumble his first snap of the season, then went three-and-out on the Raiders' next drive before handing off to Dylan Laube on the team's ensuing possession as time expired. Though starter Geno Smith passed for just 67 yards before being pulled from Sunday's contest in the fourth and has thrown an NFL-high 10 interceptions through seven weeks, head coach Pete Carroll didn't hint in his postgame press conference that he was considering a change at quarterback moving forward. As such, Pickett tentatively looks set to remain in a backup role coming out of the Raiders' Week 8 bye. |
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Jakobi Meyers Jakobi Meyers Should be back after bye
Mon, Oct 20, 2025, 1:20 PM
Raiders coach Pete Carroll said Monday that Meyers (knee/toe) and tight end Brock Bowers (knee) are both expected to return to action after the team's Week 8 bye, Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com reports.
Analysis: Meyers missed his first game of the season during Las Vegas' blowout 31-0 loss to the Chiefs in Week 7 while Bowers hasn't played since Week 4, but the Raiders anticipate having both pass catchers back in the lineup versus Jacksonville on Sunday, Nov. 2 in Week 9. Trade rumors have also surrounded Meyers in recent weeks, and back in late August he in fact requested to be dealt elsewhere by Las Vegas. The team's midseason respite could provide a space for the Raiders to explore options on that front prior to the NFL's trade deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 4, but as long as he remains on the roster, Meyers projects to resume handling his usual starting role moving forward. |
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Brock Bowers Brock Bowers On track to return Week 9
Mon, Oct 20, 2025, 1:16 PM
Raiders coach Pete Carroll said Monday that Bowers (knee) is expected to be back on the field after the team's Week 8 bye, Ryan McFadden of ESPN.com reports.
Analysis: Bowers hasn't played since Week 4 due to a lingering PCL injury and bone bruise, but the star tight end is expected to be back in the lineup Week 9 versus the Jaguars on Sunday, Nov. 2. Carroll said the same of wide receiver Jakobi Meyers (knee/toe), who joined Bowers on the sideline during the team's blowout 31-0 loss to Kansas City in Week 7. Bowers surpassed 100 receiving yards Week 1 but then logged three consecutive games below the 50-yard mark and without a touchdown while playing through his knee injury, so fantasy managers will hope he's able to return to both full health and his usual productivity levels when back in the lineup. |
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