Las Vegas Raiders Depth Chart 2026 — Starters & Backups

Kirk Cousins is the Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterback for 2026, with Fernando Mendoza as the backup — he played 96.6% of the offensive snaps in 2026.

The starting receivers are Tre Tucker (WR1), Jalen Nailor (WR2) and Cody White (WR3), with Brock Bowers at tight end.

The 2026 depth chart lists 12 starting jobs on offense (primary personnel: 11) and 15 on defense. The defense lines up in a 3-4 base with a nickel sub-package.

Las Vegas Raiders 2026 depth chart: offense
Position	Starter	Second	Third
QB	Kirk Cousins	Fernando Mendoza	Aidan O'Connell
RB	Ashton Jeanty	Mike Washington Jr.	Dylan Laube
FB	Connor Heyward	Patrick Gurd
WR1	Tre Tucker	Malik Benson	Phillip Dorsett II
WR2	Jalen Nailor	Dareke Young
WR3	Cody White	Deven Thompkins
TE	Brock Bowers	Michael Mayer	Ian Thomas
LT	Kolton Miller	Charles Grant	Kamar Missouri
LG	Spencer Burford	Caleb Rogers	Bryce Cabeldue
C	Tyler Linderbaum	Trey Zuhn III (Q)	Will Putnam
RG	Jackson Powers-Johnson	Caleb Rogers	Trey Zuhn III (Q)
RT	DJ Glaze	Trey Zuhn III (Q)

Las Vegas Raiders 2026 depth chart: defense
Position	Starter	Second	Third
LDE	Jonah Laulu	Thomas Booker IV	Brandon Cleveland
LDT	Jonah Laulu	Thomas Booker IV
NT	Adam Butler	JJ Pegues	Brandon Cleveland
RDT	Adam Butler	JJ Pegues
RDE	Tonka Hemingway (O)	Malcolm Koonce	Jonah Laulu
WLB	Maxx Crosby	Kwity Paye	Malcolm Koonce
LILB	Nakobe Dean	Tommy Eichenberg	Segun Olubi
MLB	Tommy Eichenberg
RILB	Quay Walker	Tommy Eichenberg	Cody Lindenberg
SLB	Kwity Paye	Malcolm Koonce	Patrick Johnson
LCB	Eric Stokes	Darien Porter	Jermod McCoy
RCB	Eric Stokes	Hezekiah Masses	Darien Porter
Nickel	Taron Johnson	Treydan Stukes	Greedy Vance
FS	Treydan Stukes	Isaiah Pola-Mao	Tristin McCollum
SS	Jeremy Chinn	Dalton Johnson	Devin Lafayette

Las Vegas Raiders 2026 depth chart: special teams
Position	Starter	Second	Third
K	Matt Gay	Kansei Matsuzawa
P	AJ Cole
LS	Alex Ward
H	AJ Cole
KR	Dylan Laube	Dareke Young	Tre Tucker
PR	Tre Tucker	Malik Benson	Dylan Laube
K	Matt Gay	Kansei Matsuzawa

Frequently asked questions

Who is the Raiders' RB1?

Ashton Jeanty starts at RB for Las Vegas — 71.8% of snaps in 2026 so far. Mike Washington Jr. is second and Dylan Laube third.

Who starts at QB for the Raiders?

Kirk Cousins (year 15) starts at QB for Las Vegas in 2026. Fernando Mendoza is QB2.

Who are the Raiders' starting WRs?

The Raiders' starting wide receivers in 2026 are Tre Tucker (WR1), Jalen Nailor (WR2) and Cody White (WR3).

Who starts on the Las Vegas Raiders offensive line?

The Las Vegas Raiders starting offensive line: Kolton Miller (LT), Spencer Burford (LG), Tyler Linderbaum (C), Jackson Powers-Johnson (RG) and DJ Glaze (RT).

Who are the Las Vegas Raiders kicker, punter and long snapper?

Las Vegas Raiders specialists: Matt Gay (kicker), AJ Cole (punter) and Alex Ward (long snapper).

Which Las Vegas Raiders starters are injured or unavailable?

Injured or unavailable on the Las Vegas Raiders depth chart: Tonka Hemingway (O), Chris Collier (IR), Carter Runyon (IR), Dont'e Thornton Jr. (IR), Jack Bech (IR), Justin Pickett (IR), Chase Roberts (IR), Corey Rucker (IR), Chigozie Anusiem (IR), Keyron Crawford (IR) and Brennan Jackson (IR).