Draftpsych

Psychologist & NFL draft afficionado. Tortured fan of the Los Angeles, Oakland and now Las Vegas Raiders. Exploring the intersection of psychology & football.

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

Frances Tiafoe instantly going from celebrating his monster comeback to consoling an emotional Alex Michelsen 🥺

[Draftpsych @draftpsych]

@GraphkRaider He's probably better than other names in our WR room. Still don't see it as a fit. Other guys are either financial commitments, youth or special teams essential. I think it's a year to take our lumps and see what we have in Bech, Benson & Thornton.

[Draftpsych @draftpsych]

@RAIDERS_PR @BySamGordon @Raiders Tim Keenan II intriguing. Worth an up close look and extended evaluation.

[Sam Warren @samwarren83]

Raiders announce they've signed DT Tim Keenan II and TE/FB Patrick Gurd to the practice squad.

They released DT Gary Smith and S Devin Lafayette from the practice squad in corresponding moves.

[Draftpsych @draftpsych]

@readswithravi

[Alex Monfreda @AlexMonfreda]

New Raiders EDGE Azeez Ojulari, a former second-round pick by way of NYG, spent his college days at.. you guessed it, Georgia. Alongside Eric Stokes, Quay Walker, and Nakobe Dean.

The reunion keeps growing bigger.

[Raiders PR @RAIDERS_PR]

#RAIDERS ROSTER MOVES:

- Signed WR Ronnie Bell, G Evan Neal and DE Azeez Ojulari to the practice squad

- Released DE Jahfari Harvey, T Kamar Missouri and TE Albert Okwuegbunam Jr. from the practice squad

#RaiderNation | @Raiders

[Just Blog Baby @JustBlogBaby]

The Raiders claiming CB Darrell Luter Jr. didn't exactly draw rave reviews.

But he was the ONLY player on waivers to have more than 2 teams put in a claim for him. And he had 5!

Plus, there were fewer waiver claims than usual, and it may continue to trend that way.

Fear not!

[Raiders PR @RAIDERS_PR]

#RAIDERS ROSTER MOVES:

- The Las Vegas Raiders have signed the following players to the practice squad:

#RaiderNation | @Raiders

[Cody Alexander @The_Coach_A]

Relevant... 👇

[Draftpsych @draftpsych]

@MitchellRenz365 Lewis Bond and Rayshaun Benny

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

Here are all of today’s official trades:

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Notable names waived/released today:

QB Will Levis
QB Sam Hartman
QB Hendon Hooker
RB Dameon Pierce
RB Frank Gore Jr.
RB Michael Carter
WR Trent Sherfield
WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
WR Sterling Shepard
WR Zay Jones
WR Xavier Gipson
WR Samori Toure
OT Chuma Edoga
OT Wanya Morris
DE David Ojabo
DE Sam Williams
DE Marcus Davenport
DE Bj Ojulari
DT McKinnley Jackson
LB Deion Jones
CB Eli Apple
K Blake Grupe
P Johnny Hekker

[Draftpsych @draftpsych]

@Callous_Joe @Sanjit__T Placeholder for a waiver claim

[Draftpsych @draftpsych]

@LeviDombro @JustBlogBaby I hate this move, but the silver lining is that they must be expecting Crawford back soon to part with Slone

[Draftpsych @draftpsych]

@RapSheet As a Raider fan I hate this.

[Spotrac @spotrac]

#NFL TRADE

#Jets Acquire
2029 7th-Rd Pick
C Jordan Meredith
- 2026: $3.5M
- 2027: UFA

#Raiders Acquire
2027 6th-Rd Pick

[Sam Warren @samwarren83]

Notes from Raiders practice today:
-Kirk Cousins took all 1s reps in team periods. But Fernando Mendoza had a series with the 1s in a scout team period, and threw touchdowns to Michael Mayer and Brock Bowers. Kirk had TDs in scout as well.
-Mike Washington Jr. took most 1s reps with Ashton Jeanty on the mend. Dylan Laube and Dare Ogunbowale got sporadic snaps with 1s, but mostly with 2s.
-Treydan Stukes continued to take all 1s reps at safety. Isaiah Pola-Mao had some snaps alongside him with the 1s, but it was mostly Jeremy Chinn paired with him while IPM worked mostly with the 2s.
-Jackson Powers-Johnson and Caleb Rogers continued to rotate at right guard with the 1s. Basically alternated series with 1s and 2s.
-Darien Porter continued to take 1s reps at corner opposite Eric Stokes. Hezekiah Masses got one series with 1s in a walkthrough period at the end of practice, while Porter was in with 2s. All of Jermod McCoy's work came with 2s.
-Kirk had 3 TDs in a red zone 7on7 period: 1 to Jalen Nailor and 2 to Brock. Threw incomplete to Brock on a fade as well with Porter in coverage.
-Fernando had 2 TDs in that period: 1 to Albert Okuegbunam and 1 to Deven Thompkins. Also had passes broken up by Tommy Eichenberg and Cody Lindendberg.
-Lots of pressure from defense in team periods. Maxx Crosby had a few sacks, disrupted plays for 1s offense. Adam Butler got through a couple times with 2s.
-Some disjointedness for 1s offense at end of practice. Kirk had 3 straight incompletions: a PBU by Porter on Bowers, a drop by Tre Tucker and a ball too high for Nailor. Kirk wasn't happy.
-Fernando had a really nice ball fit between two defenders to Thompkins on a crosser, but appeared that Thompkins either didn't complete the catch or fumbled later.
-Trey Zuhn continued to work as Mendoza's center with the 2s. Antonio Mafi and Jordan Meredith continued to rotate at left guard with the 2s.
-Dalton Johnson took most of the 2s reps at nickel. Also got some at safety, with Greedy Vance coming in at nickel.

[Draftpsych @draftpsych]

@LedyardNFLDraft Edge or Off-ball can be sorted out once a guy is in the building. When a player embraces the physicality of the game the way Barham did at Maryland and Michigan, there's a good chance he's going to be a baller.

[Jesse Morse, M.D. @DrJesseMorse]

AMAZING NEWS FOR JEANTY.

3 most common options:

Lateral ankle sprain - 1-3 weeks
Medial ankle sprain - 2-6 weeks
High-ankle sprain - 2-6 weeks

There’s a possibility he fractured his ankle, so that could complicate things (think Tony Pollard, Omarion Hampton, Quinshon Judkins, Cam Skattebo) but overall feeling of this tweet is that it is mild to moderate.

Best case scenario he’s good for Week 1.

More likely? He misses Weeks 1-2.

Moderate case? (Moderate medial ankle, moderate high-ankle, small fracture) Starts on PUP/IR, misses Weeks 1-4.

Moderate-Severe case (that’s not season-ending, think surgery): he misses Weeks 1-8 and returns for the 2nd half of the season.

Their bye is in Week 13, so that doesn’t him help.

Video coming soon on @InjuryExpertz