2020 Las Vegas Raiders season

The 2020 season is the Las Vegas Raiders' 51st in the National Football League, their 61st overall, and their first in the Las Vegas Valley. The Raiders will look to improve on their 7–9 record from the previous season and make the playoffs for the first time since the 2016 season; with two wins, the Raiders will become the third team originating in the American Football League to reach 500 career wins.

2020 Las Vegas Raiders season
Head coach	Jon Gruden
General manager	Mike Mayock
Owner	Mark Davis
Home field	Allegiant Stadium
Uniform

On January 22, 2020, the Raiders officially announced their relocation to the Las Vegas area. This marks the third re-location of the franchise and will be the team's first ever season as the only professional football team in their own metropolitan area. The team shared their market with the San Francisco 49ers during both of their tenures in Oakland, as well as with the Los Angeles Rams, when they were based in Los Angeles. Allegiant Stadium, located in Paradise, Nevada, is scheduled to be ready to use by the start of the 2020 season, and thus, the Raiders' relocation from Oakland to Las Vegas will be complete.

This season will also mark head coach Jon Gruden's first time facing his former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, whom he coached from 2002–08. Gruden also led the Bucs to their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII, defeating his then-former team, the Oakland Raiders, whom traded him to Tampa for first round picks in 2002 and 2003, second round picks in 2002 and 2004, and $8 million in cash during the 2002 offseason. 2020 will also be the team's third season under Gruden since his rehiring by the organization (seventh overall).

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all games at Allegiant Stadium will take place behind closed doors.[1]

Roster transactions

Free agents signed

Position	Player	Age	2019 team
QB	Marcus Mariota	26	Tennessee Titans
LB	Cory Littleton	26	Los Angeles Rams
TE	Jason Witten	37	Dallas Cowboys
DE	Carl Nassib	26	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DT	Maliek Collins	24	Dallas Cowboys
S	Jeff Heath	28	Dallas Cowboys
MLB	Nick Kwiatkoski	26	Chicago Bears
G	Eric Kush	30	Cleveland Browns
TE	Nick O'Leary	27	Jacksonville Jaguars
WR	Nelson Agholor	26	Philadelphia Eagles
DT	Daniel Ross	27	Dallas Cowboys
S	Damarious Randall	27	Cleveland Browns
CB	Prince Amukamara	30	Chicago Bears

Players released

Position	Player	Age	2020 team
LB	Tahir Whitehead	29	Carolina Panthers

Draft

Main article: 2020 NFL Draft

2020 Las Vegas Raiders Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	12	Henry Ruggs	WR	Alabama
	19	Damon Arnette	CB	Ohio State	from Chicago Bears
3	80	Lynn Bowden	WR	Kentucky
	81	Bryan Edwards	WR	South Carolina	from Chicago Bears
	100	Tanner Muse	ILB	Clemson	from New England Patriots
4	109	John Simpson	OG	Clemson	from Detroit Lions
	139	Amik Robertson	CB	Louisiana Tech	from Tampa Bay Buccaneers via New England Patriots

Notes

• The Chicago Bears traded first- and third-round selections as well as 2019 first- and sixth-round selections to the Raiders in exchange for defensive end/outside linebacker Khalil Mack, a second-round selection, and a seventh-round conditional selection (condition unknown), originally a fifth-round selection.
• The Raiders traded picks 91 and 159 to the New England Patriots in exchange for picks 100, 139 and 172.
• The Raiders traded picks 121 and 172 to the Detroit Lions in exchange for pick 109.

Undrafted free agents

Player	Position	College
Nick Bowers	TE	Penn State
Javin White	LB	UNLV
Madre Harper	CB	Southern Illinois
Mike Panasiuk	DT	Michigan State
Kamaal Seymour	OT	Rutgers

Staff

Las Vegas Raiders staff

	Front office Owner – Carol and Mark Davis President – Marc Badain Executive vice president/general counsel – Dan Ventrelle General manager – Mike Mayock Senior vice president/director of football administration – Tom Delaney Assistant director of player personnel – DuJuan Daniels Assistant director of player personnel – Trey Scott Director of pro personnel – Dwayne Joseph Director of college scouting – Jim Abrams Assistant director of college scouting – Teddy Atlas Senior advisor to the general manager – Walter Juliff Head coaches Head coach – Jon Gruden Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Rich Bisaccia Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Greg Olson Senior offensive assistant – John Morton Running backs – Kirby Wilson Wide receivers – Edgar Bennett Tight ends – Frank Smith Offensive line – Tom Cable Quality control-offense – Tim Berbenich Quality control-offense – Cameron Clemmons Quality control-offense – Nick Holz Quality control-offense – Austin King			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Paul Guenther Defensive line – Rod Marinelli Assistant defensive line – Travis Smith Linebackers – David Lippincott Defensive backs – Jim O'Neil Assistant defensive backs – Taver Johnson Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Byron Storer Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – A. J. Neibel Strength and conditioning assistant – D'Anthony Batiste Strength and conditioning assistant – Deuce Gruden Strength and conditioning assistant – Rick Slate Nutritionist – Ricky Ng → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

Las Vegas Raiders roster

Quarterbacks  4 Derek Carr  8 Marcus Mariota  3 Nathan Peterman Running backs 46 Devontae Booker 33 Lynn Bowden RS 45 Alec Ingold FB 28 Josh Jacobs 30 Jalen Richard 40 William Stanback Wide receivers 15 Nelson Agholor 88 Marcell Ateman 18 Keelan Doss 89 Bryan Edwards 10 Rico Gafford 12 Zay Jones 17 De'Mornay Pierson-El 13 Hunter Renfrow 11 Henry Ruggs 16 Tyrell Williams Tight ends 49 Nick Bowers 85 Derek Carrier 87 Foster Moreau 83 Darren Waller 82 Jason Witten		Offensive linemen 77 Trent Brown T 67 Lester Cotton G 65 Jordan Devey G 71 Denzelle Good T 61 Rodney Hudson C 64 Richie Incognito G 66 Gabe Jackson G 68 Andre James C 69 Eric Kush G 74 Kolton Miller T 75 Brandon Parker T 60 Jordan Roos G 63 Kamaal Seymour T 72 David Sharpe T 76 John Simpson G 70 Sam Young T Defensive linemen 79 Ade Aruna DE 97 Maliek Collins DT 98 Maxx Crosby DE 96 Clelin Ferrell DE 90 Johnathan Hankins DT 73 Maurice Hurst Jr. DT -- Datone Jones DT 99 Arden Key DE 94 Carl Nassib DE 91 Mike Panasiuk DT 93 Daniel Ross DT 78 Kendal Vickers DE		Linebackers 54 Bryce Hager MLB 44 Nick Kwiatkoski MLB 42 Cory Littleton OLB 50 Nicholas Morrow OLB 55 Tanner Muse OLB 56 Justin Phillips LB 59 Nick Usher LB 53 Javin White LB 58 Kyle Wilber OLB Defensive backs 24 Johnathan Abram FS 21 Prince Amukamara CB 20 Damon Arnette CB 35 Ken Crawley CB 43 Madre Harper CB 25 Erik Harris SS 38 Jeff Heath SS 31 Isaiah Johnson CB 29 Lamarcus Joyner FS 26 Nevin Lawson CB 32 Dallin Leavitt SS 37 Dylan Mabin CB 27 Trayvon Mullen CB 22 Keisean Nixon CB 23 Damarious Randall S 41 Amik Robertson CB Special teams  2 Daniel Carlson K  6 A. J. Cole III P 47 Trent Sieg LS				Active/Reserve lists 54 Ukeme Eligwe OLB (Opt-out) 34 D. J. Killings CB (Opt-out) 21 Nick Nelson CB (PUP) 84 Nick O'Leary TE (NF-Inj.) 36 Rod Smith RB (COVID-19) 95 Jeremiah Valoaga DE (Opt-out) Rookies in italics Roster updated August 14, 2020 Depth chart • Transactions 80 active, 7 inactive → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
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Preseason cancellation

The Raiders' preseason schedule was announced on May 7. However, on July 27, in a letter to fans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially announced the cancellation of the entire preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Regular season

Schedule

The Raiders' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Week	Date	Time (PT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 13	10:00 a.m.	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	CBS
2	September 21	5:15 p.m.	New Orleans Saints			Allegiant Stadium	ESPN/ABC
3	September 27	10:00 a.m.	at New England Patriots			Gillette Stadium	CBS
4	October 4	1:25 p.m.	Buffalo Bills			Allegiant Stadium	CBS
5	October 11	10:00 a.m.	at Kansas City Chiefs			Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
6	Bye
7	October 25	5:20 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Allegiant Stadium	NBC
8	November 1	10:00 a.m.	at Cleveland Browns			FirstEnergy Stadium	Fox
9	November 8	1:05 p.m.	at Los Angeles Chargers			SoFi Stadium	Fox
10	November 15	1:05 p.m.	Denver Broncos			Allegiant Stadium	CBS
11	November 22	5:20 p.m.	Kansas City Chiefs			Allegiant Stadium	NBC
12	November 29	10:00 a.m.	at Atlanta Falcons			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	CBS
13	December 6	10:00 a.m.	at New York Jets			MetLife Stadium	CBS
14	December 13	1:05 p.m.	Indianapolis Colts			Allegiant Stadium	CBS
15	December 17	5:20 p.m.	Los Angeles Chargers			Allegiant Stadium	Fox/NFLN/ Prime Video
16	December 26 or 27	TBD	Miami Dolphins			Allegiant Stadium	TBD
17	January 3	1:25 p.m.	at Denver Broncos			Empower Field at Mile High	CBS

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
• As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 16, the date, time, and network for that week's game vs. the Miami Dolphins will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.[3]

References

1. Patra, Kevin (August 3, 2020). "Raiders' Allegiant Stadium will be closed to fans for 2020 season". NFL.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
2. Shook, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Roger Goodell writes letter to NFL fans as training camps start across U.S." NFL. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
3. "2020 NFL Schedule Announced" (PDF). NFL Communications. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

External links

• Official website