The Silver and Black get some love
Heading into the 2023 season, one of the strengths of the Las Vegas Raiders is their receiving corps as wideouts Davante Adams, Hunter Renfrow and Jakobi Meyers make up one of the better pass-catching trios in the NFL. With those three leading the way, Pro Football Focus’ Trevor Sikkema recently ranked the Raiders’ unit eighth in the league as Sikkema’s rationale is below.
Davante Adams has the highest receiving grade in the league over the last three seasons at 94.2, and he is the primary reason why the Raiders slot in here at No. 8. Darren Waller‘s recent departure brings the unit’s ceiling down, but Hunter Renfrow is still a very good slot player, and Josh Jacobs has good receiving ability out of the backfield. Throw in tight ends Austin Hooper and Michael Mayer and the signing of Jakobi Meyers, and it’s a very solid group.
The Cincinnati Bengals earned the top spot on the list which is hard to argue against, but Las Vegas does lead the way in the AFC West as the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers ranked 11th and 12th, respectively, while the Denver Broncos are 17th.
So, what do you think? Are the Silver and Black’s pass-catchers ranked too high? Too low? or just right? Head to the comments section to share your thoughts and join the conversation. You can sign up for a commenting account below and we have full-time moderators to enforce the Community Guidelines.
In other Raiders’ links:
- 2023 draft class ready to go: the Raiders signed Jakorian Bennett on Friday, meaning all nine picks are under contract.
- Fans believe Jimmy Garoppolo will be ready for camp: The nation has optimism for the return of Jimmy G as he recovers from foot surgery.
- Jalen Phillips to Las Vegas in re-draft: looking back at the 2021 draft, the Raiders could have added a pass rusher with 15.5 sacks in two seasons instead of Alex Leatherwood.
- Bob Brown dies: the Hall of Fame offensive tackle who played three seasons with the Silver and Black passed away on Friday.