If you really want to get down to it, there are only a few positions that are completely settled for the Raiders at this very moment. But there are levels to this. Some offer a pretty good idea of who is on track to be the starter. While others the picture is far less clear.
This is about those positions at which the picture is quite unclear. Ones you can’t with any kind of certainty pin down a sure starter, or even, in some cases, a depth chart.
For that we look at five particular positions which will likely take through training camp to settle.
Right tackle
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There are probably about five guys who could potentially take this spot. They include last year’s top pick Alex Leatherwood, incumbent Brandon Parker, journeyman Jermaine Eluemunor, guard Denzelle Good, and rookie seventh-round pick Thayer Munford.
One could make a case for any of these guys to stand out from the rest. But the truth is no one really knows how it will shake out.
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Center
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With the trading of Rodney Hudson to Arizona, the Raiders turned to Andre James as their starting center and gave him an extension as a vote of confidence. His struggles were noted, albeit eclipsed by the issues with Leatherwood and Parker.
James’s top competition as of now is third-round rookie Dylan Parham. And new coaching staffs often prefer those players they choose to sign or draft over those who were signed or drafted by the previous staff. And for good reason. They run a different system than the previous staff. While James may have suited Tom Cable just fine, he may not be what new offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo is looking for in a center.
The Raiders also added Brett Heggie and Hroniss Grasu, both of whom have experience at the center position. Grasu in particular was a standout center at Oregon who was a third-round pick by…
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