Matt Holder is a life-long Raiders fan who has been writing about the team since 2017. He has been at Silver and Black Pride since 2021. He graduated from the Scouting Academy and worked in recruiting at the college level.
The Las Vegas Raiders could use some help at nose tackle heading into the 2025 NFL Draft as the club didn't re-sign John Jenkins, the Raiders’ starter over the last two seasons, during free agency. That should put Texas defensive tackle Alfred Collins on Las Vegas’ radar.
While Collins doesn’t have a ton of experience lining up at nose — recording 146 snaps in the A-gap versus 299 in the B-gap in Austin last season, according to Pro Football Focus — he has the size and skill set to make the subtle position switch in the NFL.