Raiders

AFC WestOFF: West CoastDEF: Aggressive Multiple

1st Pick

Scheme ConfidenceTier 2Partial Continuity

Kubiak takes over both head coach and offensive coordinator duties, bringing his empirical West Coast Pro-Style system to Las Vegas. His career fingerprint shows a more balanced approach than the previous regime, with 50% shotgun compared to last year's 64% under Chip Kelly. The scheme shift should favor route precision and timing over the spread concepts the Raiders ran in 2025. Defensively, Rob Leonard inherits coordinator duties with medium confidence, as his projected Aggressive Multiple scheme comes from his coaching tree connection to Brian Flores. Leonard's mentor averaged 40% blitz rate compared to just 22% under Patrick Graham last season, suggesting a major philosophical shift toward pressure-heavy defense.

Positional Needs

WRCRITICAL

8.4

IDLHIGH

6.8

DBHIGH

6.8

QBHIGH

5.3

RBHIGH

5.3

LBMODERATE

4.7

TELOW

3.4

EDGELOW

3.4

OLLOW

3.0

Coaching & Scheme

Head CoachKlint Kubiak

Klint KubiakNew

Rob LeonardNew

West CoastHigh conf

Route concepts, timing, balanced personnel

Source: empirical

Aggressive MultipleMedium conf

Blitz-heavy, disguised pressures, versatile fronts

Source: coordinator tree

2026 Draft Capital

Rd 1

Rd 2

#36

Rd 3

#67

Rd 4

#102

Rd 4

#134

Rd 5

#175

Rd 6

#185

Rd 7

#219

Key Roster Moves

ADDED10

CTyler LinderbaumBAL$27.0M

DEKwity PayeIND$16.0M

LBQuay WalkerGB$13.5M

LBNakobe DeanPHI$12.0M

WRJalen NailorMIN$11.7M

LOST21

TStone Forsythe→ CAR

QBGeno Smith→ NYJ

QBKenny Pickett→ CAR

FSLonnie Johnson→ MIA

GDylan Parham→ NYJ

Roster Traits & Gaps

Arm Talent

530.08 gap

Decision Making

590.04 gap

Scheme weight: 1.4× (critical)

Mobility & Playmaking

200.40 gap

Scheme weight: 0.7×

Pocket Presence

Scheme weight: 1.2×

Production Volume

390.23 gap

Scheme weight: 0.9×

Roster Overview

1 of 1 contributors

Kirk CousinsAGE1YR

Key Concerns

▸Route running grades at absolute zero across the receiver corps, creating a fundamental mismatch with Kubiak's precision-based West Coast system.

▸Interior pass rush sits at 8 out of 100, undermining Leonard's aggressive defensive philosophy that relies on interior pressure to set up exotic blitzes.

▸Zone coverage ability at 30 out of 100 leaves the secondary vulnerable when Leonard sends extra rushers and forces single coverage situations.

▸Multiple key defensive backs including Jeremy Chinn and Taron Johnson are in contract years, creating potential continuity issues.

▸Ball production at zero means the defense creates no turnovers, limiting the short field opportunities that benefit West Coast offenses.

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