In 2021, the Las Vegas Raiders had to rely heavily on their rookie class. Four out of their seven draft picks logged at least six starts including the playoffs, with Alex Leatherwood, Tre’von Moehrig and Nate Hobbs serving as first-stringers for all 18 contests.
This upcoming season should be a little different though as the Raiders only have two rookies listed on the two-deep within their initial depth chart, third-round pick Dylan Parham and undrafted free agent Darien Butler. Those two are currently playing backup roles, so Las Vegas projects to have a much more experienced starting lineup in 2022, but that also means they’ll need a few second-year players to step up into bigger roles.