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June 12, 2026, 12:27 pmLast Updated on June 12, 2026 12:27 pm by Jon Mosales | Published: June 12, 2026
Head Coach: Klint Kubiak
Key Offensive Statistics:
PPG: 14.2 (Last in NFL)
Plays Per Game: 55.8 (Last in NFL)
Run/Pass %: 39-61
Pass TD’s: 20 (27th in NFL)
Rush TDs: 5 (Last in NFL)
Projected Offensive Depth Chart:
QB1: Kirk Cousins QB2: Fernando Mendoza (R) QB3: Aidan O’Connell
RB1: Ashton Jeanty RB2: Mike Washington Jr. (R) RB3: Dylan Laube
WR1: Tre Tucker WR2: Jalen Nailor WR3: Jack Bech WR4: Dont’e Thornton
TE1: Brock Bowers TE2: Michael Mayer TE3: Ian Thomas
2026 is the year of nowhere to go but up for the Raiders. 2025 featured them at or near the bottom in all major statistical offensive categories. The offense was putrid on a near historical level, finishing 31st in FPPG at QB/RB/TE. They scored the last amount of points in the NFL (14.2) and were 29th in run/pass split at 39/61. The only thing they did well was target TEs as they were third at 32%. The Raiders will have a new coach for the third consecutive year and this time they’re hoping there’s some staying power as Klint Kubiak comes over from Seattle. Also out is Geno Smith and in comes Kirk Cousins and top draft pick Fernando Mendoza. Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers return for years two and three respectively while also having some unproven holdovers in their wide receiver room with Tre Tucker and Jack Bech. The hope is that Kubiak can do a similar job than he did in Seattle with Sam Darnold and turn this offense into a run-first unit that takes the pressure off the rookie QB and funnels passes to it’s only superstar.
Player most likely to beat ADP: Ashton Jeanty (ADP 12, RB6)
Ashton Jeanty. The 6th overall pick in 2025 had 975 rushing yards with 346 receiving yards in his rookie season. He had 10 total touchdowns as well despite the Raiders throwing over 60% of the time due to constantly facing negative game scripts. Jeanty should crack 1,000 yards on the ground this year and his rushing touchdowns should increase as welr
Player most likely to fade based on ADP: Tre Tucker (ADP 182, WR 70)
Tre Tucker. This is one of the more difficult fade watches in the league as it’s not like the Raiders have ton of players you rush to roster as it is so someone had to take the fall here. Tucker could still command around 90 targets but with Bowers and Jeanty likely to command a good amount of the passing game target share, Tucker isn’t in the most favorable positions for a number one wide receiver on his team
Late-round flier that could blow up: Fernando Mendoza (ADP 245, QB28)
Fernando Mendoza, Quarterback. He was the number one pick in the draft, he may not begin the season as the starter but he will get his chance eventually and could be a league winner as the Raiders’ playoff fantasy schedule is in a great place. They will not play a cold weather game, and have two games with weak fantasy defenses during that time span as well.
Writer’s Season Win Prediction: 8-9
Tight end. Despite an injury riddled 2025 that saw him miss five games, Brock Bowers still finished in the top 10 in the league amongst tight ends in receiving yards and touchdowns, while finishing second in target share at 23.63%. Mayer is a solid handcuff and stream play if Bowers does miss time again in 2026. Bowers is going as a second-round pick and while he had a down sophomore season, playing hurt on a terrible offense, there are a ton of reasons to bank on a bounce-back. Bowers didn’t score until he took a month off to recover from his PCL injury and he scored three TDs in his first game back. With no real threats at WR to take targets, Bowers should be a usage monster and possibly eclipse his rookie season where he had 112 catches for 1,194 yards and five touchdowns on 153 targets. Bowers had a 17.3 TS% last season while Trey McBride had absurd 27.5%, so expect Bowers to be closer to McBride than his own TS from a season ago.
Wide Receiver. This is a highly unproven room with no clear-cut number one. There’s a lot of uncertainty on who will emerge from this group as the guy. Tucker will have the inside track as he had a team high 92 targets while Jack Bech and Dont’e Thornton had 59 combined. Bech was a high draft pick in 2025 though and is someone to watch out for. Throw a rock, hit a weakness. They Raiders had the worst run-blocking o-line in the league last season, allowing a league-high 65 sacks. They had major instability with 11 different players starting at least one game. Starting Tyler Linderbaum at center will solve a lot of problem and at the worst the o-line should be just average instead of a travesty. Jeanty led the league in getting tackled for loss (45), but only had four less runs of 10+ yards than Saquon Barkley. The ADP isn’t a steal at 12, but Jeanty could easily be the RB1 this season if the o-line stabilizes and the offense can find the red zone.
Fernando Mendoza was taking with the first pick, but how long will it take him to adjust to the NFL and how long will he QB2 while Kirk Cousins takes snaps. Obviously, they are on two different trajectories, but in terms of fantasy value, they might be pretty close to start the season. Cousins doesn’t have much left in the tank, but he was serviceable on ATL last season and will almost certainly feed Bowers at a near historic rate. Mendoza is the future, but he might not be ready until next season. Mendoza is really only viable in Super Flex leagues and even then you might only want to start him at the tail-end of the fantasy season.
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