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Raiders announce initial 53-man roster ahead of 2026 season

Decisions have been made, and the Las Vegas Raiders have revealed their inital roster.

The Raiders trimmed the roster Sunday to the required 53-man limit by the 3 p.m. deadline with two weeks to go before their season opener Sept. 13 against the Miami Dolphins at Allegiant Stadium. With the top spot in the waiver wire, they’re positioned in the next 24 hours to tweak their roster with a couple of additions.

But for now, their team:

**Quarterbacks (3)**

Kirk Cousins, Fernando Mendoza, Aidan O’Connell

**Running backs (4)**

Ashton Jeanty, Mike Washington Jr., Dylan Laube, Connor Heyward

**Receivers (6)**

Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor, Malik Benson, Jack Bech, Dont’e Thornton Jr., Dareke Young

**Tight ends (3)**

Brock Bowers, Michael Mayer, Ian Thomas

Injured reserve: Carter Runyon (designated to return)

**Offensive linemen (9)**

Kolton Miller, DJ Glaze, Charles Grant, Tyler Linderbaum, Jackson Powers-Johnson, Caleb Rogers, Spencer Burford, Trey Zuhn III, Atonio Mafi

**Defensive linemen/edge rushers (10)**

Maxx Crosby, Kwity Paye, Patrick Johnson, Malcolm Koonce, Tonka Hemingway, Adam Butler, Thomas Booker IV, Jonah Laulu, JJ Pegues, Folorunso Fatukasi

IR: Keyron Crawford

**Linebackers (4)**

Nakobe Dean, Quay Walker, Cody Lindenberg, Tommy Eichenberg

**Defensive backs (11)**

Eric Stokes, Darien Porter, Hezekiah Masses, Jermod McCoy, Taron Johnson, Jeremy Chinn, Isaiah Pola-Mao, Treydan Stukes, Dalton Johnson, Tristin McCollum, Decamerion Richardson

IR: Chigozie Anusiem

**Specialists (3)**

AJ Cole, Matt Gay, Alex Ward

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