Right tackle has been a weak spot for the Raiders for a few years now. Over the past three seasons, the position was up for grabs and the two men who battled for the spot were Menelik Watson and Austin Howard.
Watson was the team’s second round pick in 2013. Every year, he would win the right tackle job only to go down with an injury. In 2014 the Raiders made Howard their top free agent addition, initially putting him at right guard before moving him back to right tackle the past two seasons.