Las Vegas Raiders

Jermod McCoy

CB

The rookie fourth-rounder is working his way back from a torn ACL that caused him to miss the entire 2025 college season at Tennessee. He's seen limited reps in the first few practices of training camp, and his practice participation will be worth monitoring ahead of the Raiders' preseason opener against the Cardinals on Thursday, Aug. 13. McCoy figures to operate in a rotational role in the secondary this season behind cornerbacks Darien Porter, Eric Stokes and Taron Johnson.

Matt Gay

PK

Gay rotated in ahead of Kansei Matsuzawa, the latter of whom had a 40-yard miss in Friday's practice but made the rest of his attempts. With 102 games of regular-season kicking experience under his belt, Gay looks like the early favorite in the competition against the undrafted rookie Matsuzawa.

Fernando Mendoza

QB

"When we go out to practice (on Wednesday), Kirk Cousins is the starting quarterback," Kubiak said. "He's the guy, and he deserves it because he's played really good football. But I want Fernando and Aidan (O'Connell) to push him." The decision isn't surprising, given that Cousins logged the majority of the first-team reps during Las Vegas' offseason program and looked "excellent" in the process, per Kubiak. While Cousins currently has the upper hand, Mendoza -- the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft -- could still push for the Week 1 start if he performs well during training camp and the preseason.

Kirk Cousins

QB

"When we go out to practice tomorrow, Kirk is the starting quarterback," Kubiak said. "He's the guy, and he deserves it because he's played really good football. But I want Fernando Mendoza and Aidan O'Connell to push him." This has been the Raiders' plan all along after Cousins opened spring practices as the QB1. While Cousins may get the Week 1 nod against the Dolphins on Sept. 13, Mendoza is fully expected to make rookie-year starts. Cousins made eight starts for the Falcons last season and completed 61.7 percent of his passes for 1,721 yards, 10 touchdowns and five interceptions across 10 total regular-season appearances.

Zack Kuntz

TE

Kuntz was waived by Miami back in May, but he's now getting a fresh start with a new squad. He'll be competing with the likes of Albert Okwuegbunam and rookie undrafted free agent Patrick Gurd for a depth spot on the final 53-man roster for 2026.