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Raiders Cut 18 Players

August 25th, 2025 at 5:45pm CST by Ben Levine

The Raiders have started trimming down their roster to 53 players. The team announced today that they’ve moved on from 18 players:

Released:

Waived:

OT Gottlieb Ayedze
LB Michael Barrett
DT Tank Booker
DE Andre Carter II
S Hudson Clark
OT Parker Clements
DT Keondre Coburn
LB Amari Gainer
C Jarrod Hufford
CB John Humphrey
TE Qadir Ismail
WR Ketron Jackson Jr.
DE Jah Joyner
CB Sam Webb

The Raiders’ wide receivers room has commanded headlines today, as Jakobi Meyers reportedly requested a trade before the team reunited with Amari Cooper. The team’s most notable moves in their initial wave of cuts included a handful of veteran wide receivers.

That grouping includes Phillip Dorsett, who has bounced around the NFL since his stint in New England came to an end several years ago. The veteran had 20 catches in 15 games for the Texans in 2022, but he was limited to only a pair of appearances with the Broncos in 2023. He didn’t get into a game last year. The team also moved on from former Saints standout Marquez Callaway, who has only appeared in five games over the past two years.

On the defensive side of the ball, Jaylon Smith is the biggest name among this grouping of cuts. The former Cowboys standout bounced around the NFL in 2021 before starting 11 of his 13 appearances with the Giants in 2022, a season in which he finished with 88 tackles. He was limited to one game with the Raiders in 2023 before not getting into a regular-season contest in 2024.

Raiders Sign 15 Undrafted Free Agents

May 11th, 2025 at 5:19pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

The Raiders have signed 15 undrafted free agents, bringing their rookie class to 26 players. Here are Las Vegas’ UDFA signings:

Tank Booker, DT (SMU)
Dominic Boyd, OT (Georgia Southern)
Hudson Clark, S (Arkansas)
Parker Clements, OT (Virginia Tech)
Pat Conroy, TE (Old Dominion)
Mello Dotson, CB (Kansas)
Zakhari Franklin, WR (Illinois)
Jarrod Hufford, C (Iowa State)
John Humphrey, CB (USC)
Matt Jones, LB (Baylor)
Jah Joyner, DE (Minnesota)
Treven Ma’ae, DT (Baylor)
Carter Runyon, TE (Towson)
Greedy Vance, CB (USC)
Jailin Walker, LB (Indiana)

Dotson was a four-year starter at Kansas opposite fellow undrafted Jayhawks corner Cobee Bryant. Dotson isn’t an elite athlete but has a natural feel for shadowing receivers and excellent ball skills. He recorded 27 passes defended and nine interceptions in the last two years, including four pick-sixes that showcased his playmaking instincts on and with the ball.

Joyner recorded 12 sacks and 13 tackles for loss for Minnesota in the last two years, though 2024 was his only season as a starter. He has an enticing frame (6-foot-4, 262 pounds) with 34-inch arms that he uses in a variety of ways, most effectively as a run defender setting the edge. He’s a solid but unspectacular athlete who will need to refine his pass-rushing plan and accelerate his processing to NFL speed to earn a roster spot.

The Raiders signed him to a deal that includes $150K guaranteed, per Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2. Similarly, Wilson tells us that the team wanted to make sure they landed Clements’ signature and offered him $75K in guarantees to make it happen.

Walker spent three years at James Madison before transferring to Indiana in 2024. Despite facing better competition, he posted career-highs in tackles (82), tackles for loss (10), sacks (2.0), and passes defended (10). He ran a 4.40-second 40-yard dash at his pro day but weighs just 219 pounds. Walker explodes downhill against the run and as a blitzer and could push for a roster spot in Las Vegas as a special teams contributor.