D. Hackman from Texas asks:
"Will we upgrade the running back room through free agency or trade to assist Ashton in creating a Thunder & Lightning type running game for Raider Nation?"
There are currently three running backs on the roster: Ashton Jeanty, Dylan Laube and Chris Collier. The Raiders also added Connor Heyward at fullback.
While Jeanty is considered the workhorse back, Laube and Collier have been more involved in special teams. So, all signs point to the Silver and Black adding more backs to the roster soon.
"Definitely want to have a two-man show there," Head Coach Klint Kubiak said at the NFL Combine. "Guys that can share the load, it's a long season. You don't want to put all the carries and targets on one guy. Right now we're identifying guys that are available here in the draft, identifying free agents we might go after, looking at own roster and seeing who can take that. But it is important that Jeanty has a wingman and it's probably not just going to be one guy."
Top free agents options still available include Pro Bowlers Joe Mixon and Najee Harris or the team could kick the tires again on former Raiders running back Ameer Abdullah, who played 13 games for the Colts last season.
As for late-round draft options at running back, the Raiders could hone in on players like Emmett Johnson from Nebraska, who led the Big Ten in rushing yards (1,451), Penn State's Nicholas Singleton, who also adds value on kick return, or South Carolina's Rahsul Faison, who played under Raiders special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis in 2025.